The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction, has been set at 89 seconds to midnight—the closest it has ever been, symbolizing humanity's shortest margin from potential catastrophe since the clock's creation.

Scientists move the Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds before midnight, calling on the U.S., China and Russia to address global risks.

A science-oriented advocacy group says the Earth is moving closer to destruction. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists said Tuesday that they've moved their “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds to midnight,

Atomic scientists moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine and other factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe.

Humanity has grown closer to global disaster in the past year, with the Doomsday Clock moving to 89 seconds to midnight.

The "doomsday clock," symbolizing how close humanity is to destruction, ticked one second closer to midnight Tuesday – the closest it has ever been.

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of climate change, nuclear war and the misuse of artificial intelligence.

WASHINGTON - The "doomsday clock" symbolizing how close humanity is to destruction ticked one second closer to midnight Tuesday as concerns on nuclear war, climate and public health were jolted by US President Donald Trump's return.

Due to "deeply concerning" world trends, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists' said its "Doomsday Clock" is now 89 seconds to midnight.

The Doomsday Clock is a metaphor for how close the world is to being inhabitable for humanity. Scientists just set the new time for 2025.

The Doomsday Clock, a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to represent humanity’s proximity to a global catastrophe, was updated on Tuesday.