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Humanity is closer to destroying itself, according to atomic scientists who revealed on Tuesday that the famous “Doomsday Clock” was set to 89 seconds to midnight — the closest it has ever been.

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You can get in touch with Jenna by emailing [email protected]. Languages: English The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic measure of humanity's proximity to catastrophic destruction, has been set at 89 ...

Followed categories will be added to My News. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, which set up the clock at the start of the Cold War, shifted the clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ...

Officials have updated the doomsday clock and it has been moved closer to midnight - meaning the risk of humanity creating a man-made catastrophe is even greater than ever. The apocalyptic clock ...

Is it too early on a Tuesday to have an existential crisis? The Doomsday Clock doesn’t believe so. On Tuesday morning, the Doomsday Clock was set at 89 seconds to midnight, which is the closest ...