What is the Doomsday clock? Why it moved closer to midnight in 2026?
The Doomsday Clock, a symbolic gauge of how close humanity is to self-destruction, has been moved to 85 seconds to midnight, its closest point ever, as global risks from nuclear weapons, climate change and artificial intelligence intensify. The clock was advanced by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a Chicago-based science advocacy group, which warned…