See what Hiroshima looks like 80 years after the atomic bomb

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...

Why Albert Einstein refused to build the atomic bomb: The surprising truth behind his role in the nuclear age

Few names are as closely linked with the atomic bomb as Albert Einstein's. Mention nuclear weapons and, sooner or later, ...
Tech Xplore on MSN

Metals' atomic arrangement can create 'corrosion highways' in nuclear reactors

Nuclear reactors are traditionally powered with dense fuel rods that can produce about 1 gigawatt of carbon-free electricity, ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped

When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...

Nuclear clock ticks for the first time, using a thorium-229 atomic nucleus

World's first thorium-229 nuclear clock shows potential for ultra-precise timekeeping and fundamental physics tests.
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei ...

A nuclear debut in Bangladesh tests developing world’s atomic shift

Bangladesh's first nuclear power plant is nearing completion on the Padma river banks. This facility will supply a ...
The Times of Israel on MSN

Netanyahu claims he saved Israel from destruction as Iran ‘already obtained’ atomic bomb

Source says claim made to right-wing Channel 14 is 'complete lie'; election rivals Eisenkot, Bennett both pillory PM for fear ...