What is the Doomsday Clock? Scientists reset 2026 world clock time closest to midnight and global catastrophe, than ever before. Here's what it means.

The symbolic Doomsday Clock managed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, moved forward by 4 seconds this year, to 85 seconds to midnight.

We explore the history of the Doomsday Clock as it ticks to 89 seconds to midnight. Discover the chilling 1947 origins and why the scientists claim we are now closest to human extinction.

The clock is a symbolic way to show the public how close scientists believe the world is to a human-made apocalypse.

This month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago is scheduled to announce whether the hands of its famous Doomsday Clock will move closer to midnight. It feels like a safe bet that Armageddon is drawing nearer today than it ...

This month, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the University of Chicago is scheduled to announce whether the hands of its famous Doomsday Clock will move closer to midnight. It feels like a safe bet that Armageddon is drawing nearer today than it ...

USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.

As best we can tell, DHS likes the penguin video because it’s related to snow and ice, something it connects with Greenland. President Trump has repeatedly said he wants to take over Greenland, which has alarmed European leaders enough that they’ve sent troops to the country to protect it from an American invasion.