A 1960 scientific article titled “Doomsday: Friday, 13 November, A.D. 2026” is resurfacing online with renewed attention as the date approaches. The piece presents an outlook in which population growth continues and, by 2026, the human population would “approach infinity,” implying an eventual self-annihilation.
Both outlets describe the prediction as appearing in *Science* in 1960 and framing 13 November 2026 as a near-term turning point. They also note that the claims are widely treated as alarming or provocative today. While the sources focus on what the original paper said, they do not provide new evidence supporting its forecast or explain any real-world developments that would make the 1960 scenario imminent.
The main difference is emphasis: one source characterizes the resurfacing as a “should you be worried” question, while the other repeats the paper’s language and the implied outcome more directly. Across both, the core agreed point is the existence of the 1960 prediction and its specific target date.
