Thanks to shows like Chernobyl, most people know that exposure to nuclear radiation is bad for you, but what is it actually ...
Alex Wellerstein joins WIRED to answer the internet's burning questions about nuclear science. Which nations have nuclear bombs? Who decides who gets to have nuclear warheads and who doesn't? Why were ...
Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran’s key nuclear facilities – Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...
It would be a-crop-alyptic. Amid rising tensions around the world, Penn State University scientists have revealed what the fallout would be from a nuclear war — with an unfathomable famine, mass ...
Let’s start with the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory’s National Ignition Facility (NIF)—arguably the largest, most ...
So what are these magic numbers, and why are they so special? The stability of atomic nuclei varies wildly with the number of nuclear particles they contain. Some, like lead-208 and calcium-40, have ...
In September 2025, leaders, scientists and national representatives from our 180 member countries will gather in Vienna for the 69th IAEA General Conference — a critical event for nuclear ...
The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India Bill (Shanti) 2025. It is also known as the Nuclear Energy Bill. This bill will ...