The 'Doomsday Clock' explained as the countdown shows it's the closest it has ever been to midnight with the 2026 announcement scheduled for tomorrow.

Atomic scientists set their "Doomsday Clock" on Tuesday closer than ever to midnight, citing aggressive behavior by nuclear powers Russia, China and the United States, fraying nuclear arms control, co...

After setting the clock at 90 seconds to midnight in 2023 and 2024, the scientists made the 2025 change due to insufficient progress in combatting or regulating global challenges including nuclear ris...