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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...