The Doomsday Clock was updated Tuesday, and now shows that humanity is 89 seconds to “midnight” — midnight being a metaphorical representation of a global catastrophe.

Aspirational values are necessary but not sufficient to address the challenges so aptly captured by the Doomsday Clock.

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.

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 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 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 ...

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 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, ...

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 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.

On Jan. 28, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved its Doomsday Clock one second closer to midnight, closer than ever before in its 78-year history, to 89 seconds before midnight in 2025 from ...