In 1945, the Trinity test signified the beginning of the nuclear age and marked the successful output of the Manhattan ...

In 1989, the Komsomolets sank off the Norwegian coast. Four years later, the BBC reported on plans to seal in its torpedoes' toxic plutonium.

At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity entered a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear explosion blossomed over New Mexico. As the blast, known as the Trinity nuclear test, vaporised the ...

Despite the cheerful smiles on their faces, history records that the little box killed an estimated 80,000 civilians after it was detonated on August 9, 1945 over Nagasaki. Fat Man was detonated over ...

Editor's note: If you'd like to pinpoint the instant when the world entered the nuclear age, 5:29:45 a.m. Mountain War Time on 16 July 1945, is an excellent choice. That was the moment when human ...

On 16 July 1945, in a remote part of the New Mexico desert, a team of researchers and military personnel witnessed the moment when humanity’s relationship with nature changed forever: when the energy ...

While international diplomacy remains hyper-focused on Iran’s uranium enrichment, a massive stockpile of plutonium sits ...