Scientists set off the Trinity test atomic bomb on July 16, 1945. Though they chose a somewhat secluded area of the desert, people lived less than 20 miles away. It was impossible to hide the light, ...

Fierce thunderstorms and unpredictable winds had kept Norbert Deare awake late into the sweltering summer night. He had helped batten down the filling station near Socorro, N.M., the night before, ...

It’s one thing standing in line to watch the blockbuster film “Oppenheimer.” It’s another thing entirely queueing up in a remote desert to experience the location of the film’s most pivotal scene. But ...

Discover how forensic evidence from past nuclear explosion evidence can help trace the source of a nuclear missile threat. "Prior to this study, people didn't realise that other components of the bomb ...

Four museums currently have exhibits regarding J. Robert Oppenheimer, the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb. July 16, 1945. Seventy-eight years ago to be exact, the world’s first atomic bomb was ...

The sight of an enormous mushroom cloud rising up in the sky is one that belongs in a disaster movie. But since the first nuclear test in July 1945, there have been over 2,051 other nuclear weapons ...

The economic stimulus package funds the cleanup of toxic dumps like Los Alamos, revealing potential nuclear hazards buried for decades. Here's one direct and obvious effect of the economic stimulus ...