An error by one of the world's greatest scientists derailed Germany's effort to build an atomic bomb during WWII.

To clarify, this is not a thermonuclear bomb (which uses nuclear fusion). Traditional hydrogen bombs work through nuclear fusion, a process where atomic nuclei combine under intense pressure to ...

Iran is not far from having an atomic bomb, the head of the UN nuclear watchdog was quoted as saying in a Le Monde interview published on Wednesday, just hours before a visit to Tehran ...

Before the war effort, some academic researchers feared that federal money would come with strings attached. Trump has proven ...

While some blame “woke” campus culture, the roots of this clash go back some 80-plus years, when the U.S. first called on scientists for the Manhattan Project to build the atomic bomb.

The head of the UN nuclear watchdog, Rafael Grossi, has stated in a Le Monde interview published on Wednesday that Iran is approaching the capability to build an atomic bomb, just hours before he ...

During the first papal visit to Japan in 38 years, the pope, known for his strong advocacy for the sanctity of life, called for the elimination of nuclear weapons in addresses delivered in the two ...

Los Alamos National Laboratory is the birthplace of the atomic bomb and has experienced hundreds of millions of dollars in losses and damage from previous wildfires.

On March 26, USI held its annual Shaw Biology lecture in Carter Hall. The guest speaker this year was Richard Rhodes, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb. His lecture was ...