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The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.
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The clock’s hands now indicate that the earth is just 89 seconds from midnight — the closest it’s ever been to “doomsday.” Jack Flaherty won’t return to the Dodgers after winning the ...
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, based at the University of Chicago, moved its Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, representing the closest the world has been to “global catastrophe.” ...
The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.
In a statement about the 2025 Doomsday Clock, the organization explained the dire circumstances that went into the decision. “In 2024, humanity edged ever closer to catastrophe.
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The group started the Doomsday Clock two years later. The Clock's original setting in 1947 was seven minutes to midnight. It has since been set backward eight times and forward 18 times.
The hands of the clock were moved closer to the "midnight" hour – which means ultimate destruction – this week. The clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it's ever been.
The Doomsday Clock of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, set at 89 seconds to midnight, is displayed during a news conference at the United States Institute of Peace, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 ...
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The 2025 Doomsday Clock — displayed at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday — is the closest it's ever been to midnight. Humanity is closer than ever to catastrophe, ...