Editor in chief Nancy Shute traces the history of nuclear weapons, from the first sustained nuclear reaction in 1942 to the renewed interest in explosive tests today.

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

Nuclear fission – the physical process by which very large atoms like uranium split into pairs of smaller atoms – is what ...

In his Atomic series, artist James Stanford showcases "the spectacle and the horror" of growing up near a nuclear bomb ...

As part of this, the Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) was tasked in 2023 at a cost of US$92 million with building a new nuclear gravity bomb called the B61-13.

clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments.

Though committed to the safety and survival of the Continent, Prime Minister Meloni is not entirely sanguine about the Macron ...

University of Queensland researchers have made a breakthrough in muonic atom research, clearing the way for new nuclear physics experiments. A team at the UQ School of Mathematics and Physics has ...

Myanmar’s plans to build a nuclear power plant were given a fresh fillip by junta boss Min Aung Hlaing’s recent Russia visit.