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.

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,

Scientists and global leaders revealed on Tuesday that the "Doomsday Clock" has been reset to the closest humanity has ever come to self-annihilation.

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.

In the sense of the Doomsday clock, it means how close we are to catastrophe.

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.

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

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

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.

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The Chicago-based Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which runs the clock, decided to move the clock one second closer to midnight because of climate change, nuclear threats and biological hazards.