For decades, scientists believed that lead-208, a "doubly magic" and highly stable atomic nucleus, was perfectly spherical.

While the world holds its breath that peace may break out over Ukraine from next week, no one is counting on it. The ball is ...

“W E WOULD BE safer if we had our own nuclear arsenal,” Donald Tusk, Poland’s prime minister, told his country’s parliament ...

U.S. allies around the world are warming to the idea of developing their own nuclear weapons, the result of a growing sense ...

Atomfall has gone through a longer history of development that ranges back seven years, including preproduction. Since its ...

In the early 1960s, the Institute grappled with going beyond “Duck and Cover.” The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 helped bring World War II to a close. But it also launched a nuclear ...

Scientists provide real-life examples of global tsunamis and supervolcanic eruptions that could devastate Earth, inspired by Hulu's show "Paradise." ...

Real Madrid beat Real Sociedad 1-0 in the Copa del Rey semi-final first leg. Endrick scored the only goal of the game in the 16th minute. Jude Bellingham played a superb long pass from a counter ...

During the interview, you can hear what sounds like an explosion. Video above shows an interview with Portsmouth fire spokesperson. Around the 1:48 mark, an explosion can be seen in the background.

Emergency services have swarmed Dundee city centre after an explosion caused a wall to collapse near a busy shopping centre. One witness said there is "debris everywhere" after the substation ...

There is no living being on the planet capable of surviving the 100 million degrees Celsius (4 to 5 times hotter than the centre of the sun) at ground zero of a 1-megaton nuclear explosion.

If circulation stops due to power loss or malfunction, a buildup of pressure can cause an explosion, as it did at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in Japan in 2011. In contrast, new “advanced ...