Founded in 1945 by Albert Einstein, J. Robert Oppenheimer, ... the Doomsday Clock was set at 7 minutes to midnight. 3. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has reset its 78-year-old Doomsday Clock.

The clock’s hands now indicate that the earth is just 89 seconds from midnight — the closest it’s ever been to “doomsday.” ...

The Doomsday Clock, ... Founded in 1945 by scientists including Albert Einstein and J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Bulletin established the clock to track man-made dangers.