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Earlier on Jan. 26, the hands of the Doomsday Clock were set closer to midnight than they've ever been in its history. Citing a worldwide "failure of leadership," the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists ...

Humanity continues to move closer to catastrophe, scientists said Tuesday, Jan. 27. The human race is at its closest point yet to destroying itself, according to the reset of the ominous but symbolic ...

Have the past year's events brought us closer to doomsday? We'll find out next week when scientists announce whether they will be moving the hands of the "Doomsday Clock" in 2026. The clock, which ...

A group of international scientists who maintain the "Doomsday Clock" have pushed the metaphorical measure of humanity's impending doom to its nearest point yet to imminent collapse, according to the ...

Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies and the rise of autocracy over the past year prompted scientists to set the clock at 85 seconds to midnight. Wars, climate change, disruptive technologies ...

At the dawn of the nuclear age, scientists created the Doomsday Clock as a symbolic representation of how close humanity is to destroying the world. On Tuesday, nearly eight decades later, the clock ...

They have some a-clock-alyptic forecasts. Are the end times at hand? Scientists are preparing to update the Doomsday Clock on Tuesday, sparking speculation it will move ominously forward amid fears of ...

The keepers of the “Doomsday Clock” on Tuesday moved the symbolic countdown to 85 seconds till midnight and warned that the world has never been closer to destruction on the metaphorical timepiece.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists members, from left, Jon B. Wolfsthal, Asha M. George and Steve Fetter reveal the Doomsday ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has moved its Doomsday Clock forward for 2026, announcing that it is now set to 85 seconds to midnight –— the closest it’s ever been to catastrophe in its 79-year ...

Earth is closer than ever to global catastrophe as major world powers grow increasingly confrontational and cooperative efforts to reduce existential risks break down, a group of scientists warned ...