The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, an advocacy group, uses a clock to symbolize the likelihood of people doing something ...

USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the ...

Humanity continues to court species-threatening disaster through nuclear brinkmanship, a failure to address climate change, and a hasty rollout of artificial intelligence (AI), according to the ...

Behind closed doors with the experts who study the end of the world—and what they know about humanity’s capacity for survival ...

Emotional Tel Aviv ceremony, heavy with symbolism, commemorates end of digital count-up marking hostages' time in Gaza after ...

Earth is closer than it's ever been to destruction as Russia, China, the U.S. and other countries become “increasingly aggressive, adversarial, and nationalistic,” a science-oriented advocacy group ...

Familiar risks to human existence such as nuclear weapons and climate change were cited by the scientists, along with new ...

Midnight represents the moment at which people will have made Earth uninhabitable.

At the 2026 Doomsday Clock announcement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board moved the Doomsday Clock forward from 89 seconds to 85 seconds to midnight, citing a failure in global leadership.

The "Doomsday Clock" has moved even closer to midnight, indicating that humankind is closer to self-annihilation than ever ...

For over two years, it was one of the most powerful symbols at Tel Aviv’s Hostages Square: a digital stopwatch, counting every minute, hour, and day since 251 Israelis were abducted by Hamas on ...

In addition to nuclear and climate risks, the scientists warned of potential misuse of biotechnology and artificial ...