Bulletin Sets Doomsday Clock at 85 Seconds Amid Rising Global Risks

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The Doomsday Clock just hit 85 seconds to midnight. But in a world where AI CEOs are both building the danger and sounding the alarm, who should we listen to?

Scientists move 'Doomsday Clock' closer to midnight than ever amid 'catastrophic risks'

The clock is now 85 seconds to midnight

“Doomsday Clock” ticks closer to midnight

The hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock now stand at 85 seconds to midnight - closer to global catastrophe than ever before, Statista reports.

The Doomsday Clock Just Hit A Terrifying Record

"Every second counts, and we are running out of time."

Terrifying Doomsday Clock update

The Doomsday Clock – a symbolic measure of existential risk maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists – has been set at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to symbolic global catastrophe. The Bulletin’s review, published on January 27, 2026, explains that escalating threats from nuclear weapons, climate change, geopolitical tensions and other risks have placed humanity… Source

Doomsday Clock now closest to midnight ever

Scientists have set the symbolic Doomsday Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been to global apocalypse.