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Humanity continues to move closer to catastrophe, scientists said Tuesday, Jan. 27. The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to the reset of the ominous but symbolic ...

Scientists responsible for setting the Doomsday Clock are meeting today, renewing attention on how close humanity is judged to be to global catastrophe. The Doomsday Clock was introduced in 1947 by ...

The 2026 Doomsday Clock is ticking closer to midnight, signaling humanity edging to the "closest it has ever been to catastrophe" according to the Atomic Scientists, and the human race destroying ...

At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 27 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock moved forward four seconds and now sits at 85 seconds to midnight—the closest the symbolic clock has ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members, from left, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Asha M. George and Steve Fetter reveal the Doomsday ...

Atomic scientists on Tuesday set the 2026 “Doomsday Clock” to 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it’s ever been to a theoretical annihilation. Familiar risks to human existence such as nuclear ...

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Bitterly cold temperatures might be in the forecast, but don't worry, spring will be here before you know it. In March, millions of Americans will turn their clocks forward, marking the start of ...

Scientists have moved the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight than at any point since its creation nearly eight decades ago, citing escalating global threats ranging from nuclear conflict to climate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In just a few weeks, many Americans will partake in the semi-annual tradition of switching clocks and “spring ahead” for daylight ...