But what exactly happens if it hits midnight? Spoiler alert: it's not a celebratory New Year's Eve countdown. Let’s explore the origins of the clock, what it symbolises, and the pressing threats ...

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history.

Last year, the clock was set at 90 seconds to midnight. “Because the world is already perilously close to the precipice, a move of even a single second should be taken as an indication of ...

Browse 1,000+ new years eve midnight clock new year stock videos and clips available to use in your projects, or start a new search to explore more stock footage and b-roll video clips. Flip clock ...

The clock's position this year ... from midnight in 1991, following the end of the Cold War, according to the Bulletin. Kerry Breen is a news editor at CBSNews.com. A graduate of New York ...

The clock's new time of 89 seconds to midnight was announced on 28 January, moving one second closer than where it had remained for the previous two years. But what does it actually mean?

The Times Square ball drop became a jaw-dropping experience for one New Year’s Eve reveler when her partner ... in Times Square to await the midnight ball drop that signals the start of the ...

The New Year's Eve fire had spread across four acres and it took around four hours to contain that fire. Shortly after midnight on Jan 1, firefighters responded to this fire. The wind was light ...

"The factors shaping this year's decision — nuclear ... work and could foresee new dangers on the horizon," Dr Bronson said. The clock was first set at 7 minutes to midnight.

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window ... in military operations. The clock had stood at 90 seconds to midnight for the past two years and “when you are at this precipice, the one ...