You can stop a clock from ticking, but it's a lot harder to figure out how to stop humanity's relentless march toward self-annihilation.

At 89 seconds to midnight, the Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has ever been to midnight, much closer than it was during the peak of the Cold War

The "doomsday clock" symbolizing how close humanity is to destruction ticked one second closer to midnight Tuesday as concerns on nuclear war, climate and public health were jolted by US President Donald Trump's return.

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 Doomsday clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight putting it the closest the world has ever been to a "global catastrophe

Iconic Doomsday Clock moves one second closer to midnight as global existential threats rage. Clock factors include nuclear weapons, climate crisis, artificial intelligence, infectious diseases, and conflicts in Ukraine and the Middle East.

Humanity is inching toward its own annihilation, according the iconic Doomsday Clock, which moved the closest its ever been to midnight—just 89 seconds away.

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.

The doomsday clock moved one second closer to midnight at 89 seconds, reflecting increased concerns over nuclear war, climate change, and global healt

The metaphorical clock on the University of Chicago campus ticked forward to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been since it was created in 1947.

In an announcement, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to signaling a global catastrophe.