Atomic scientists on Tuesday moved their "Doomsday Clock" closer to midnight than ever before, citing Russian nuclear threats amid its invasion of Ukraine, tensions in other world hot spots, military applications of artificial intelligence and climate change as factors underlying the risks of global catastrophe.

The Doomsday Clock moves to a historic 89 seconds, citing AI and bioengineering risks as major threats to humanity. Explore the implications of this warning

On January 28, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists updated the Doomsday Clock from 90 to 89 seconds until "midnight," as world-ending threats continue escalating at

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In what may not come as much of a shock to many, the Doomsday Clock has inched closer to midnight and is now 89 seconds away from the ominous hour. It's the closest the two hands have ever been to the symbolic 12 on the clock face in its 80 years.

The Doomsday Clock is now 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever. Nuclear threats, AI, and climate change drive this alarming update.

At 89 seconds to midnight, the Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has ever been to midnight, much closer than it was during the peak of the Cold War

The Doomsday Clock, which symbolises the current threat of global annihilation, has ticked closer to midnight than ever before, fuelled by the threat from AI and lab leaks.

What is the Doomsday Clock? It's 2025 and scientists have reset the clock closer to midnight and global catastrophe. Here's what it all means.

The metaphorical clock on the University of Chicago campus ticked forward to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest it has been since it was created in 1947.

In an announcement, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists moved the Doomsday Clock forward by one second to 89 seconds before midnight, the closest it has ever been to signaling a global catastrophe.