A radiation survivor and expert, an elderly returnee, and a wildlife researcher paint a picture of life 40 years later.

The mission, called Space Reactor 1 Freedom, will test advanced nuclear electric propulsion. Upon reaching Mars, the spacecraft would deploy helicopters to explore the planet from the air. This ...

Could the war with Iran lead to a world with more nuclear weapons, not less? Mary Louise Kelly speaks with Zeid Raad Al Hussein, about a potential new age of nuclear proliferation. For decades, ...

More than two hundred metabolic enzymes, many of which are normally tasked with producing energy in the mitochondria, are also found sitting directly on top of human DNA, according to a study ...

Human Evolution 'Human evolution didn't slow down; we were just missing the signal': Large DNA study reveals natural selection led to more redheads and less male-pattern baldness Neanderthals 'Major ...

AI is ready to duke it out with nukes. Real life AI systems are turning out to be as bloodthirsty as the machine from movie “WarGames” — as they have proved more willing to use nuclear bombs during ...

Advanced AI models appear willing to deploy nuclear weapons without the same reservations humans have when put into simulated geopolitical crises. Kenneth Payne at King’s College London set three ...

In June, the Trump administration nevertheless launched airstrikes targeting Iran’s nuclear program. And today, it might strike Iran again over its nuclear ambitions — this time despite President ...

After a nuclear catastrophe, radiation contaminates soil, water, and entire ecosystems, creating environments toxic to human life. In exclusion zones where radiation levels remain high, wildlife moves ...

The last major nuclear arms treaty between the US and Russia just expired. Some experts believe a combination of satellite surveillance, AI, and human reviewers can take its place. Others, not so much ...

The investigative minds at How to Survive examine long-term environmental fallout, resource scarcity, and human resilience after a nuclear apocalypse. Donald Trump floats move to new state Viral AI ...