The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history.

An AI expert warns that in the balance of power between AI acceleration and AI safety, acceleration is winning.

Each year for the past 78 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published a new Doomsday Clock, suggesting just how close – or far – humanity is to destroying itself. The next ...

The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction, has been set at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been, symbolizing humanity's shortest margin ...

The Doomsday Clock is closer to midnight than ever before. What does it mean? How is this determined? Can the clock be wound back?

Essentially everything, according to the 2025 Doomsday Clock statement. “In 2024, humanity edged ever closer to catastrophe. Trends that ...

Scientists and global leaders revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been reset to the closest humanity has ever come to self-annihilation.

Young people especially feel like the world is collapsing around them and fear the end is near, according to new research.

The voices of those of us who have already suffered the devastating and ongoing effects of nuclear weapons must be integral ...

Today, the Doomsday Clock was set to 89 seconds to midnight, signaling that experts fear we are dangerously close to a global ...

Why not reduce nuclear arsenals from thousands into the hundreds, and divert savings toward fighting hunger and poverty?