A new slim volume examines the history of the science behind the atomic age. Craig Kenny looks at this tale of terror ...

An international team led by Einstein Professor Cecilia Clementi in the Department of Physics at Freie Universität Berlin has ...

A rather unassuming particle is playing an important role in the hunt for subatomic oddities. Similar to protons and neutrons, mesons are composed of quarks bound together by the strong nuclear force.

Brookfield may take a 25% stake in a $54 bln new power plant, the FT says. Private investors could supercharge Britain’s ...

Physicists observe the transverse Thomson effect for the first time, solving a century-old puzzle and enabling new thermal applications.

Tremendous progress has been made in reducing global nuclear stockpiles and nuclear risks, but we are now heading in the ...

We can’t know exactly how events would have unfolded had dissent been amplified, but we must now demand a safer future.

Clean energy from nuclear fusion may soon be commercial. But leaders around the world have done little to prepare.

In a significant escalation of geopolitical tensions, the US launched a targeted military strike on Iran's nuclear facilities, raising global concerns about the potential fallout and future ...

US News: After 25 years of searching, retired scientist Robert Friedrichs uncovers the identity of the iconic model, Anna Lee Mahoney, behind Las Vegas' legendary 'Miss Atomic Bomb' photograph ...

Niels Bohr 's Nobel Lecture on December 11, 1922, titled The Structure of the Atom, is one of the most significant contributions to our understanding of atomic structure and quantum mechanics ...

Peace Prize goes to Japanese anti-nuclear weapons group Nihon Hidankyo is made up of Hiroshima and Nagasaki survivors Previous peace winners include Nelson Mandela Literature, chemistry, physics ...