The US Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has designed, printed, and successfully tested a specimen capsule for use in ...

The Doomsday Clock now stands at 89 seconds to midnight, the closest to catastrophe in its nearly eight-decade history.

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

While the prospect of a nuclear bomb being dropped on New York City is decidedly slim, the simulation - created by expert ...

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.

New York City has been simulated as the location of a nuclear bomb explosion, with a map showing the catastrophic damage that would result from such a horrific event if a bomb comparable to the one th ...

As environmental concerns mount, nuclear propulsion offers a solution for billionaires. Nuclear-powered yachts could potentially sail the world’s oceans without emitting direct carbon, making them a ...

Iran acquiring Russian Su-35 fighter jets would mark a major upgrade of its air force without changing the regional balance of power, analysts believe. A senior Iranian military official told state ...

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has inspected a facility that produces nuclear material and called for bolstering the country ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists shifted the hands of the symbolic clock to 89 seconds to midnight, citing the threat of ...

The Doomsday Clock, a concept designed by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists to represent humanity’s proximity to a global catastrophe, is being updated Tuesday.

Can Utah become the energy capital of the country? The Legislature is willing to explore that, aiming to become pioneers in ...