Doomsday Clock ticks closest ever to catastrophe after Trump's return

A group of scientists on Tuesday moved the hands of the symbolic Doomsday Clock to 89 seconds to midnight, the closest ever to catastrophe, saying no real progress has been made on nuclear risk reduction, climate change or other global challenges.The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock one second ahead of the position it has held since 2023, about a week after U.S. President Donald Trump, who has been skeptical of climate change and multilateral cooperation, returned to the White House for a nonconsecutive second term.The group said it is a "stark signal" that "a move of even a …READ FULL ARTICLE