Russia’s hybrid war against Europe, the unfinished war in Iran, and increased cyber-attacks all point to potential disaster.

The latest Doomsday Clock, a symbol scientists use to show how close humanity is to destruction, has been updated. On 27 January 2026, the clock was moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ...

A group of international scientists who maintain the "Doomsday Clock" have pushed the metaphorical measure of humanity's impending doom to its nearest point yet to imminent collapse, according to the ...

The Doomsday Clock—a symbolic device to signal an array of existential threats to the world since 1947—was recently moved to 85 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to midnight. And ...

The clock moved to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has come to catastrophe since its debut 80 years ago.

Back in January, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced its decision regarding the group’s famous Doomsday Clock, a symbol representing the supposed likelihood of a human-made global ...

Like most Americans, I was relieved to learn the Doomsday Clock has once again sped up, bringing humanity closer to the end of all things and putting us well within reach of the sweet, welcoming ...

On 27 January 2026, the hands of the Doomsday Clock – repositioned each year by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to reflect existential threats facing mankind and our planet – were set to 85 ...

Renowned actor and former wrestler John Cena carries a special pocket watch that “keeps his perspective.” The front reads “memento mori”; he looks at it occasionally to remind himself that he is human ...

Earth is closer than it’s ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group ...