Los Alamos, New Mexico, became the secret hub of the Manhattan Project during World War II, leading to the creation of the atomic bomb and sparking decades of controversy.

Emily Seyl's richly illustrated history of the Trinity Test reveals how the Manhattan Project transformed innovation—and ...

The U.S. altered the course of history 80 years ago when it dropped the atomic bomb on Japan. It was an audacious move that ultimately led to the end of World War II. The motivation and secrecy ...

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 ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Bressan is a geologist who covers curiosities about Earth. Jul 16, 2025, 10:38am EDT Jul 16, 2025, 12:02pm EDT The mushroom ...

Departing in the predawn darkness of Aug. 6, 1945, a modified B-29, designated with radio call sign ‘Dimples 82’, was carrying a single bomb. Enola Gay was about to change the world. Approximately a ...

Confusion on whether Iran truly needed only “two weeks to four weeks” to make a nuclear weapon, as President Donald Trump suggested on Monday, hangs over the ongoing U.S. and Israeli war on the ...

Iran has argued that it has "no choice" but to develop a nuclear weapon to guarantee its security, despite Tehran's recent ...

Editor’s note: The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists presents here, from its September 1946 issue, an eyewitness account of the first atomic bomb test in the Marshall Islands. In it, the author not ...