Today we present the first half of a two-part radio documentary from our friends at SF Public Press, “Exposed,” opening a window into the little-known history of the Hunters Point Naval Shipyard. The ...

In simple terms, that assertion is correct, but for those with an expertise in the field, the longer answer to who did it ...

A thousand feet beneath the desert, the United States conducts experiments to verify that its weapons work. But some fear a ...

The "maximum pressure" policy was originally implemented by Donald Trump during his first term as US President.

This is where the Conus+ experiment stands apart. The researchers tested their germanium detector for 119 days and caught 400 ...

Western governments and investors have spent much of the last week fretting about scientific breakthroughs from China.

The experiment bay at the Chinese facility is believed to be about 50 per cent bigger than one in the United States, ...

The tale of splitting the atom isn't just about America—it's a journey from New Zealand to Manchester, led by the brilliant ...

Satellite images reveal China is building a massive laser fusion facility, which can be used in nuclear weapons research as ...

The Experimental Advanced Superconducting Tokamak (EAST), often referred to as China’s 'artificial sun,' successfully ...

The U.S. hasn't tested a nuclear weapon in decades, and since the 1990s has used simulations and experiments to verify they're working properly. NPR was granted a rare look at how they do it.

Nearly 1,000 feet beneath the surface, scientists are preparing new experiments to study the plutonium cores of nuclear weapons. "You didn't need to do nuclear tests to do what you needed to do ...