On Tuesday morning, the Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight, which is the closest it has ever been to midnight in the 78 years since it started running. So what has set off the historic change? Essentially everything, according to the 2025 Doomsday Clock statement.

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.

The metaphorical clock measures how close humanity is to self-destruction, because of nuclear disaster, climate change, AI and misinformation.

Each year for the past 78 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published a new Doomsday Clock ... and countries like North Korea that are not part of the global order, who might ...

The Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever. Nuclear threats, AI, and climate change drive this alarming update.

The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight and we’ve never been closer to annihilation. Here’s everything you need to know about the recent announcement, the origins of the clock, and its presence in pop culture.

The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight. Sky News looks at the meaning behind it, what it is and how it works.

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the threat of human extinction, with midnight representing catastrophe.

The Doomsday Clock shows the global community faces the three-headed catastrophe of global warming, pandemics and nuclear weapons use.

In a statement outlining the change, the Board highlighted three main reasons for “moving the Doomsday Clock from 90 seconds to 89 seconds to midnight.” These include ongoing nuclear risks, accelerating climate disasters, and emerging biological and technological dangers.

I was surprised to hear that the Doomsday Clock isn't just a storytelling device Alan Moore made up for Watchmen. The real-life Doomsday Clock is a representation of how close humanity is to global catastrophe,