A scientific investigation dismantles the widespread claim that an Iranian earthquake was actually a secret nuclear test.

Saharan sand contains radioactive isotopes of plutonium and cesium that can be transported from the great African desert to ...

Why not reduce nuclear arsenals from thousands into the hundreds, and divert savings toward fighting hunger and poverty?

Jeanne Sharp Howerton clearly remembers the nuclear tests. All she had to do was step out on her front porch, where she’d have a direct line of sight to the detonation. First, there was a flash.

President Donald Trump's allies are arguing that the United States should resume nuclear weapons testing to send a message to ...

The report also attempts to analyze the impact of the dozens of other “atmospheric” nuclear weapons tests carried out by the federal government between 1951 and 1962 inside the United States.

Two decades after the CTBT's signing, now is time for the world’s leading states to come together to finish what we started ...

Physics Experiment 1 (PE1) is the latest research program at NNSS, where atmospheric nuclear tests took place between 1951 and 1962, and underground testing occurred between 1961 and 1992.

The results suggest that the radioactive dust originated in Algeria's Reggane region, but its plutonium levels didn't match ...

Scientists at IFJ PAN discovered significant differences in plutonium isotope accumulation between hemispheres, with unique ...