At 5:30 a.m. mountain war time on July 16, 1945, the world’s first nuclear weapon detonated over a flat, arid stretch of New Mexico desert. The Trinity test, as it was code-named, confirmed that an ...

Concerns include environmental impacts and resources needed for the centers, as well as cultural creative theft from AI.

In 1939, German scientists Otto Hahn (later a Nobel laureate in Chemistry) and Fritz Strassmann discovered the effect of ...

On September 18, 1980, a Titan II missile exploded near Damascus, Arkansas. Here’s what the terrifying incident was like, from those who were there.

What do a 20th-century physicist, an 18th-century statistician and an ancient Greek philosopher have in common? They all knew how to extrapolate with incredible accuracy. Columnist Jacob Aron explains ...

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82', was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...

These are neutrinos, the "ghost particles" of astrophysics. Almost all of them pass through everything in their path without leaving a trace. But deep inside ...

Summary The Doomsday Clock seeks to capture the severity of the existential threats facing humankind, as understood by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists. While initially focused on nuclear ...

Innovation is one of the most celebrated yet misunderstood ideas of our time. It is invoked in policy speeches, corporate strategy decks and university mission statements. But strip away the buzzword ...

Worcester's "Father of Modern Rocketry," Robert H. Goddard, is the subject of a new musical, "The Rocket Man." ...

Human history is full of choices that could have led to global catastrophe. 1. The Cuban Missile Crisis: Kennedy’s Restraint2. Stanislav Petrov’s Decision to Trust His Instincts3. Chamberlain’s ...

Tucson’s Chinese Chorizo Project brought Sonoran ingredients to NYC with Lunar New Year pop-ups featuring dumplings, burritos ...