Aspirational values are necessary but not sufficient to address the challenges so aptly captured by the Doomsday Clock.

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.

Top nuclear experts gathered in Chicago to offer world leaders a playbook for reducing the risk of nuclear war.

On this week’s “More To The Story,” Daniel Holz from the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists discusses why the hands of the ...

The decision to keep the clock at 90 seconds doesn’t mean the world is stable or improving, but it is a call for governments to act. The Doomsday Clock is as close to midnight as ever, signaling ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists revealed on January 28, 2025, that the symbolic 'Doomsday Clock' has been adjusted to ...

A panel of scientists and scholars said Thursday they believe the world is as close as it has ever been to a so-called doomsday scenario. 1 weather alerts 1 closings/delays. Watch Now ...

Edging Closer to Midnight. The BAS first set the clock in 1947, with an eye to potential annihilation by global nuclear warfare. As the times have changed, other threats to humanity have been ...

For the first time in the 70-year history of the Doomsday Clock, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists’ Science and Security Board has moved the hands of the iconic clock 30 seconds closer to ...

The study's results indicate that Doomsday Clock settings closer to midnight (indicating greater risk) are associated with higher mortality from Alzheimer's disease, suicide, ...

BCS DOOMSDAY CLOCK. September 9, 2006 More than 18 years ago. 12 minutes. to Midnight. Nothing that occurred on Kickoff Saturday indicated that we're any closer to BCS Apocalypse.