The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.

Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during a ...

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 ...

A Spanish farmer saw a rogue US atom bomb fall straight into his garden - traumatising him and his family for life as the search continues for the missing nuclear weapons. The US stance is that if ...

Whilst calculating the precise likelihood of nuclear war remains complicated and unpredictable, rising global tensions have heightened that danger. Although numerous countries are working together to ...

Mushroom-shaped cloud and water column from the underwater Baker nuclear explosion (Image: Pictures from History/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) With the war in Iran re-igniting fears of WW3 ...