The Chicago-based nonprofit announced today the decision to advance its Doomsday Clock closer to midnight by 30 seconds. The clock is now two minutes to midnight, the symbolic hour of imminent doom.

The furthest from midnight the Doomsday Clock has ever been was 17 minutes to midnight in 1991, after the Cold War ended and a new arms treaty between the U.S. and the Soviet Union greatly reduced ...

If you’re unaware of the Doomsday Clock, its purpose is to represent how close the human race is to extinction. The clock was set to 89 seconds before midnight (a.k.a. Doomsday) in January 2025.