On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

The printing press, light bulb, internal combustion engine and computer moved the world into a mostly better future.

The claim that Britain’s nuclear weapons makes us safe – the myth that this government like every other before it continues ...

The atomic bomb dropped over Hirsoshima vaporized buildings, metals, soil, water, and people, and about 70% of the city's structures were destroyed, killing an estimated 140,000 residents.

The Moon has inspired myths, guided sailors, and lit up our nights for thousands of years. But during one of the most intense periods of the Cold War, people considered something far more dramatic.

On August 6, 1945 — 81 years ago — the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

One winter’s day in June 1956, Britain detonated the largest weapon ever exploded in Australia. The test, code-named Mosaic G2, was conducted at Western Australia’s remote Montebello Islands, site of ...

The nuclear bomb is the deadliest weapon on Earth. But what actually happens inside a nuclear bomb? Modern nuclear weapons ...

Scientists have used powerful computer simulations to examine whether a nuclear explosion could break apart a large asteroid that threatens Earth.

Japan's leaders are questioning its long-held pacifist stance on nuclear weapons. This debate arises as regional neighbors increase their military capabilities significantly. Doubts about the United ...