Memoir of Hiroshima survivor describing horrors of atomic bomb found after 79 years

Kiyoshi Tanimoto witnessed the destruction of Hiroshima after the atomic bomb was dropped in 1945.
Smithsonian Magazine

The World’s First Nuclear Clocks Are Ticking, Opening a New Way to Investigate Dark Matter and Other Mysteries of Physics

Two independent teams of scientists have created the first functional clocks that can keep ultraprecise time using the nuclei ...

Oppenheimer’s grandson supports nuclear energy bill

The grandson of the man who oversaw the invention of the atomic bomb spoke out Wednesday morning in support of nuclear energy ...

Russia launches nuclear drill in UK's backyard as Kremlin advocates use of atomic bomb

Vladimir Putin flexed his nuclear missiles just north of UK waters.

Scientists Have Finally One-Upped Atomic Clocks. Time Will Never Be the Same Again.

Atomic clocks leveraged the atom to keep time, but new innovations will use the nucleus itself.

Indian Billionaire Gautam Adani Plans Nuclear Power Project In Energy Expansion Drive

Billionaire Gautam Adani aims to build up to 10 gigawatts of nuclear power capacity by 2035 to help secure India's energy ...
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

Truman never ordered the use of the atomic bombs—but he did order atomic bombings to be stopped

When it comes to marking anniversaries of the atomic bomb, there are a few obvious choices. July 16, 1945, was the date of the Trinity test, the first nuclear explosion, and has been used by some as ...
Chicago Tribune

Hiroshima marks 80 years since atomic bombing as aging survivors worry about growing nuke threat

HIROSHIMA, Japan — Hiroshima on Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the western Japanese city, with many aging survivors expressing frustration about the growing ...
Psychology Today

The Psychology of the Hiroshima Atomic Bomb Anniversary

Hiroshima, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in a ceremony of remembrance, but it was an event also aimed, psychologically, at preventing ...