Nuclear weapons haven’t been tested in the United States since 1992. Find out why, and what could happen if the hiatus ends.

Researchers have demonstrated that intense laser fields, particularly at low frequencies, can significantly enhance nuclear ...

Our account of the strong nuclear force is full of imaginative terms. Six flavors of quarks have color charges of red, green and blue, which dictate how they bind to form particles like protons and ...

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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to build five gigawatts of new nuclear power capacity, which is more than the entire country has constructed in three decades, is being sold as a ...