Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A photograph of the Doomsday Clock, stating "It is 85 seconds to midnight." - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists The Doomsday Clock ...

The clock is a symbolic way to show the public how close scientists believe the world is to a human-made apocalypse.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Most are familiar with the Doomsday Clock that counts down humanity's potential for self-destruction amid global threats.

The Doomsday Clock is now the closest it has ever been to midnight. Scientists have set the symbolic Clock at 85 seconds to midnight, issuing a dire warning about the apocalyptic danger of nuclear ...