New scientific modeling reveals the shocking distances needed to survive a nuclear bomb explosion and its devastating effects ...

On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

In the wake of the blast, these eerie shadows were left etched into surfaces across the city—almost like a photo negative of ...

Nuclear boffin Alex Wellerstein explained what to expect if you're ever caught in the crossfire of an atomic bomb - and unfortunately, it isn't very pretty.

First came the idea of splitting the atom; then, a chain of events leading to a moment forever etched in collective memory—the use of nuclear weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

Eighty years ago last week our country did something that had never been done before or since. They exploded an “atom bomb” over a populated area — the horrific result shocked the world. The ...

The risk of nuclear war is arguably higher than it's been since the 1980s, due to ongoing conflicts and tensions. So what would happen if a nuclear bomb was dropped on New York City?

With the dropping of two atom bombs, 80 years ago this month, humanity reached a tipping point in Hiroshima and Nagaski.

The bombing of Hiroshima on Aug. 6, 1945, and Nagasaki three days later, was, on any application of just-war principles, ...

Nearly seven decades ago, the US had a near-nuclear disaster on its own soil. On March 11, 1958, a B-47 Stratojet bomber was ...