The U.S. detonated 23 nuclear bombs at Bikini Atoll in the 1950s. Nearly 70 years later, it’s a thriving habitat for marine species

Surprisingly, one of the best places in the Pacific Ocean to find an abundance of corals, tropical fish, and sharks is Bikini ...

Japan’s nuclear taboo faces its sternest test in decades

On the anniversary of Hiroshima, the only country to experience atomic attack is confronting calls to revisit assumptions ...

PM brings new hope for justice, tests veteran says

A man who was exposed to nuclear tests in the 1950s has said Andy Burnham has finally given him "hope" of getting justice.
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Striking New Views of the First Atomic Bomb Test

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 ...

How J. Robert Oppenheimer brought together thousands of scientists to build the world's first atomic bomb

Prior to 1945, nuclear weapons were just an idea that could be discussed in theoretical physics literature. This changed when J.