An Iranian state television channel has reportedly blamed an "editing mistake" after briefly airing footage that appeared to ...

The airing of the disturbing footage on state media caused speculation on social media about the motives behind the broadcast ...

When a nuclear accident happens, it’s vital that scientists have accurate fallout models.

Space-based nuclear weapons are a serious matter, and one that deserves the very highest level of national attention.

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.

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

The Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory study shows that the formation of radioactive fallout is more complex than some ...

A massive explosion and mushroom cloud visuals over central Israel have triggered panic and intense online speculation. Videos showing a giant fireball near Jerusalem and Beit Shemesh quickly went ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The 1945 Trinity nuclear test fused desert sand and bomb-tower materials into trinitite—a glassy substance unlike anything humans had created before.

The Chernobyl disaster began in the early hours of April 26, 1986, when a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded during a safety test. The explosion and subsequent fire sent a plume of ...

Forty years after Chernobyl changed history forever, discover 17 fascinating and heartbreaking facts about the world’s worst ...