Doomsday Clock 2026
Doomsday Clock Set to 85 Seconds to Midnight — Humanity Closer to Catastrophe Than Ever
On January 27, 2026, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists announced that its symbolic Doomsday Clock — a widely watched indicator of humanity’s risk of self-inflicted disaster — has been moved to 85 seconds to midnight, marking the closest it has ever been to symbolic annihilation since the clock was