Doomsday Clock: References & Edit History

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  • René Ostberg
    René Ostberg is an associate editor at Encyclopaedia Britannica. 

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Modified link of Web site: CNN - Doomsday Clock 2025: Scientists set new time. Sep 05, 2026
Updated the article's Top Questions. Jan 29, 2026
Two photos added. Jan 28, 2026
Noted that in January 2026 that the clock was set to 85 seconds before midnight. Jan 27, 2026
Add new Web site: ABC News - Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight than ever before. Dec 19, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Progress on nuclear clocks shows the benefits of escaping from scientific silos. Nov 08, 2025
Add new Web site: University of Navarra - It is 90 seconds to midnight in the Doomsday Clock. Sep 13, 2025
Add new Web site: CBC Science - 'Doomsday Clock' moves to 90 seconds to midnight amid fear of nuclear war and climate change. Aug 01, 2025
Add new Web site: Al Jazeera - Symbolic Doomsday Clock moves closer to midnight amid ‘catastrophic risks’. Jun 06, 2025
Add new Web site: CNN - Doomsday Clock 2025: Scientists set new time. Apr 24, 2025
Noted that the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists reset the clock to 89 seconds before midnight in 2025. Jan 29, 2025
Add new Web site: NPR - The Doomsday Clock moves to 90 seconds to midnight, signaling more peril than ever. Jan 11, 2025
Add new Web site: BBC - How to read the Doomsday Clock. Jun 28, 2024
Added illustration showing the range of Doomsday Clock settings. Jan 24, 2024
New article added. Jun 16, 2023
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