The Doomsday Clock is a symbol that represents the estimated likelihood of a human-made global catastrophe, in the opinion of the members of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. [1] Maintained since 1947, the Clock is a metaphor, not a prediction, for threats to humanity from unchecked scientific and technological advances. That is, the time ...

3 days ago · The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor or symbol representing how close humanity is to self-destruction via a human-made global catastrophe according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists.

4 days ago · The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Tuesday that they've moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been, because of worsening threats ranging from nuclear war to climate cha ... highlighting what they perceive to be the increased probability of global disaster. Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM ...

5 days ago · “The purpose of the Doomsday Clock is to start a global conversation about the very real existential threats that keep the world’s top scientists awake at night,” said Daniel Holz, the ...

4 days ago · The Doomsday clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight on Tuesday morning, putting it the closest the world has ever been to what scientists deem "global catastrophe." The decades-old international ...

5 days ago · The Doomsday Clock is set every year by the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which includes nine Nobel laureates. The Clock has become a universally recognized indicator of the world’s vulnerability to global catastrophe caused by man-made technologies.

3 days ago · 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.

5 days ago · The Doomsday Clock is seen at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest the clock has ever been to midnight in its 78-year history to signal that the world is on a course of unprecedented risk, as set ...

5 days ago · Daniel Holz, chair of the Bulletin's Science and Security Board, said the latest move was "a warning to all world leaders". The clock was originally placed at seven minutes to midnight in 1947 ...

5 days ago · The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced on Jan. 28 that the hands of the Doomsday Clock are moving forward, to 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been to apocalypse. “The world has not made sufficient progress on existential risks threatening all of humanity. In setting the clock closer to midnight, we send a stark signal,” said Daniel Holz, professor of astronomy and ...