The metaphorical clock measures how close humanity is to self-destruction, because of nuclear disaster, climate change, AI and misinformation.

Earth is moving closer to destruction, a science-oriented advocacy group said Tuesday as it advanced its famous “Doomsday Clock” to 89 seconds till midnight, the closest it has ever been.

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

The clock is meant as a metaphor for how close humanity is to self-annihilation, according to the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which has maintained it since 1947. The group was founded two years earlier by University of Chicago scientists who had helped develop the first nuclear weapons for the Manhattan Project.

The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight. Sky News looks at the meaning behind it, what it is and how it works.

The Doomsday Clock is now at 89 seconds to midnight and we’ve never been closer to annihilation. Here’s everything you need to know about the recent announcement, the origins of the clock, and its presence in pop culture.

The world is closer than ever before to total apocalypse, the scientists behind the Doomsday Clock have warned. The Doomsday Clock was begun in 1947, as a metaphor for the danger that the world was facing.

The Doomsday Clock is a symbolic representation of the threat of human extinction, with midnight representing catastrophe.

Scientists advance 'Doomsday Clock' to 89 seconds till midnight, citing multiple global threats. Nuclear proliferation, climate change, and AI in military operations among key concerns for humanity's future.

Humanity is inching toward its own annihilation, according the iconic Doomsday Clock, which moved the closest its ever been to midnight—just 89 seconds away.

I was surprised to hear that the Doomsday Clock isn't just a storytelling device Alan Moore made up for Watchmen. The real-life Doomsday Clock is a representation of how close humanity is to global catastrophe,