The doomsday countdown clock has a positive (really!) new addition. Go to the content Go to the footer. No thanks. ... That giant clock in Union Square now has a fascinating new feature.

The Clock has moved closer to midnight in three of the last four years before 2022 – but has remained stagnant since 2023.

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.

Each year for the past 75 years, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published a new Doomsday Clock, suggesting just how close – or far – humanity is from the brink. The next edition ...

At 17 minutes to midnight, the clock was furthest from doomsday in 1991, as the Cold War ended and the United States and Soviet Union signed the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty that substantially ...

T he Doomsday Clock, a symbolic tracker that represents the likelihood of human-made destruction, was updated Tuesday to 90 seconds to midnight—the closest to global catastrophe it’s ever been ...

The Doomsday Clock doesn’t think so. ... 1947, during a time when nuclear weapons presented the greatest threat to humanity, as the United States and the Soviet Union started a nuclear arms race.

This year, the Doomsday Clock is set to 100 seconds to midnight, ... There’s even a giant digital clock in Union Square counting down the hours, minutes, ...

A hint of optimism has been added to the Climate Clock, the set of decreasing numbers on the facade of a building in New York’s Union Square that was conceived by two artists and activists, to ...