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

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

Fresh fears and conspiracy theories are spreading after a massive nighttime explosion rocked Beit Shemesh in central Israel.

Forgotten photos of the Trinity detonation show the immensity of the project ...

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 ...

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 ...

Sunday, April 26, marks the 40th anniversary of the world’s worst nuclear power plant accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in the Soviet Union.

Editor’s note: This story is the first of a two-part series. The second installment will appear in Monday’s newspaper. Near the end of a washboard gravel road climbing uphill about five miles off ...