A new method turns noise into valuable data to enhance understanding of chemical reactions and material properties with unprecedented detail at the atomic level. The results of this research are now ...

The Manhattan Project's Trinity test bomb detonated on July 16, 1945. The light, noise, shockwave, and fallout cloud were ...

Physicists have discovered that silicon-22 reveals a new proton magic number offering critical insights into nuclear ...

In this except from the biography of J. Robert Oppenheimer, we hear from the people at the historic first test of the atomic bomb in New Mexico.

More Americans are now eligible for compensation for health problems linked to radiation exposure from the atomic weapons ...

With decades of experience in national security, Jill Hruby joins the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board to help confront ...

Researchers have found the first new type of magnet in nearly a century. Now, these strange "altermagnets" could help us ...

A clever method from Caltech researchers now makes it possible to unravel complex electron-lattice interactions, potentially transforming how we understand and design quantum and electronic materials.

The Trinity test—the detonation of the world's first nuclear bomb—was conducted 80 years ago as part of the Manhattan Project.

This hour on The Colin McEnroe Show, we talk about how humans have imagined the world ending, and what it says about us.

A new AI tool trained on real microscopy data simulates nanoparticle movement with high accuracy, helping scientists decode ...

Researchers have developed a breakthrough semiconductor alloy that paves the way for advanced quantum, photonic, and ...