The Doomsday Clock time reveal held by The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists at the United States Institute of Peace on January 28, 2025, in Washington, D.C.

What did the previous time on the clock indicate? The Bulletin set the hands of the clock at 100 seconds to midnight in 2020 and this remained unchanged until 2023, when it moved to 90 seconds.

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history. Here's a look at how — and why — it's moved.

This is the first time the clock has been moved by a second. ... “Setting the Doomsday Clock at 89 seconds to midnight is a warning to all world leaders,” Professor Holz added.

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 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 of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is displayed at a news conference at the United States Institute of Peace in Washington DC on Tuesday, January 28.

The Doomsday Clock is set every year by experts on the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board in consultation with its Board of Sponsors, which was first established by Albert Einstein in ...