On a spring day in 1978, a fisherman caught a tiger shark in the lagoon surrounding Enewetak Atoll, part of the Marshall Islands in the north Pacific. That shark, along with the remains of a green sea ...

Way out in the Kansas prairie, 140 feet below ground, a concrete-lined relic of Cold War annihilation has received a literal — and metaphorical — coat of “fresh paint throughout.” It’s not being ...

Access to French nuclear archives has increased dramatically during the past year. Since October 2021, French officials have declassified thousands of documents about the development of French nuclear ...

Nuclear explosions can have far-reaching consequences on the environment and people surrounding a detonation site. After a nuclear weapon test, for example, particles and gases from an explosion ...

There’s a collection of official historical documents published by the U.S. government that — let’s be blunt — I’m obsessed with. These documents recount President Ronald Reagan’s relations with the ...

Molten salt reactors (MSRs) represent a fascinating intersection of nuclear history and modern innovation. The concept of using molten salts as both a coolant and fuel carrier dates back to the 1950s, ...

While the book is promoted as focusing on nuclear power, only section four, the last 147 pages of the 388-page text (followed by 40 pages of references), recounts the history and hoped-for renaissance ...

Apart from at the end of World War II, nuclear weapons have never been used in conflict. In his meticulous and enthralling account, Wellerstein argues that a lot of credit for this history of nonuse ...

The shells of turtles, tortoises, and sea turtles show a remarkable connection to our 20th-century nuclear history. This astounding revelation comes to light in a new study, which casts an enduring ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (WKRN) — Folks in Clarksville know that Fort Campbell is home to the Screaming Eagles and The Green Berets. But ...

“The day has come,” Rafael Grossi, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) declared Monday, marking the beginning of his journey to the largest nuclear plant in Europe that sits on ...