2026 Doomsday Clock Announcement

There is literally no chance we won’t destroy ourselves and 4 billion years’ worth of multicellular evolution on the only planet we know it happened. Because we don’t give a shit. The worst at the top, but all of us suck. Continue shopping.

Blurb: Since 2012, the Doomsday Clock time has either shifted closer to midnight or stayed the same. In 2012, the Clock was moved to 5 minutes to midnight. In 2015, it was moved to 3 minutes. In 2017, it was moved to 2 ½ minutes. In 2018, it was moved to 2 minutes. In 2020, it was moved to 100 seconds. In 2023, it was moved to 90 seconds. Last year, it was moved to 89 seconds. Today, it was moved to 85 seconds to midnight. Leading experts who study existential risks believe humanity is the closest it has ever been to global catastrophe. In the Doomsday Clock statement, the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board (SASB) releases side bars on each of the threats the Clock reflects—nuclear risk, climate change, disruptive technologies, and biological threats. Across the board, excerpts from the SASB’s statement reflect a world that is failing to combat the most consequential threats humanity faces. From the acceleration of a renewed nuclear arms race to the rise of nationalistic autocracies around the world, 2025 was an exceedingly dangerous year. But what many don’t realize is that the Doomsday Clock can turn—and has turned—backwards. Eight times, to be exact. Whether it does so again is up to humanity’s ability to learn from the past and to dedicate our time, effort, and resources to building a future where people can live free from the danger of existential threats. In the Clock statement, the SASB notes that “national leaders–particularly those in the United States, Russia, and China–must take the lead in finding a path away from the brink” and that “citizens must insist they do so.” Until that happens… IT IS 85 SECONDS TO MIDNIGHT.