HIROSHIMA--A rare visit inside the symbolic Atomic Bomb Dome here is testimony not only to the extent of overall damage caused by the atomic explosion, but also the huge amount of work that has gone ...

That was the moment when human beings first unleashed the power of the nucleus in an immense, blinding ball of fire above a ...

Blue Origin experienced an "anomaly" during a static test on Thursday night at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.

On April 16, 1947, a fire aboard the cargo ship SS Grandcamp triggered one of the deadliest industrial disasters in American history at the port of Texas City. The vessel was carrying thousands of ...

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare radioactive mineral called trinitite.

Ahead of the International Day against Nuclear Tests on August 29 2018, we met up with British atomic veterans who were present at test sites in Australia and the Pacific, to find out what it’s like ...

A strange scarlet rock was created during the world's first nuclear explosion in 1945, and scientists have now uncovered what ...

Researchers have discovered a new clathrate material in trinitite glass from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, offering insights into extreme conditions that create unique atomic structures.

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...