Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recreated part of the intense chaos inside a nuclear fireball to better ...

How a deadly miscalculation turned a Cold War experiment into a radiological disaster.

We can replace assumptions with measurements, improve the models used to interpret nuclear debris, and support ...

In less than a millionth of a second after a nuclear detonation or a severe nuclear reactor accident, an enormous burst of energy heats the surrounding air and materials. Everything in the vicinity is ...

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Nevada - Frenchman's Flat - Members of 11th AB Div. kneel on the ground to watch an atomic bomb test in 1951. (Photo by: Universal History Archive/ Universal Images Group via Getty Images) It’s the ...

Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising story. It might have been number 2 for the streamer worldwide, but new Nielsen ...

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Sweden’s strong foraging culture could help determine how much radioactive fallout remains in the Scandinavian country, 38 years after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion. The ...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – A new Missouri House committee will study the fallout of radioactive waste and World War II-era nuclear weapons production in the St. Louis region. The initiative aims to address ...

Chernobyl's nuclear plant still stands frozen in time 40 years later, preserving the scars of disaster while shaping the future of nuclear safety.