The Doomsday Clock, which has been ticking down to the end of the world for decades, is now officially closer to annihilation than ever before. On Tuesday, scientists with the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists moved the symbolic clock four seconds forward to 85 seconds to midnight. Alexandra Bell, president and CEO of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, said: 'Every second counts and we are running out of time. This is the second year in a row that the Doomsday Clock has moved closer to midnight - the hypothetical point where the world will end. Every year, the Doomsday Clock has been updated based on how close humanity theoretically is to total annihilation.

Source: Daily Mail January 28, 2026 16:18 UTC