While the time hasnt changed, the prognosis remains bleak.

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The clock has ticked towards catastrophe since 1947, when the greatest threat to civilization was nuclear weapons.

EVERYBODY PANIC! The Doomsday Clock is close to the hour of our self-annihilation

The furthest its been from midnight came at the end of the Cold War in 1991.

Unfortunately, were more likely to hit the snooze button.

There may be one other ray of hope: we still have minutes left tomake time travel possible.

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Story byThomas Macaulay

Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.

He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.

Away from work, he e(show all)Thomas is the managing editor of TNW.

He leads our coverage of European tech and oversees our talented team of writers.

Away from work, he enjoys playing chess (badly) and the guitar (even worse).