The symbolic Doomsday Clock has been maintained by the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists since 1947.

The surprise announcement that the United States is planning to resume nuclear testing is sending shockwaves through the scientific community. “The first reaction when you hear that is Oh my God, I ...

Known as “islands of inversion,” these odd regions are found among a sea of normal nuclei. Now, a new island may have been ...

Since 1947 -- after the end of World War II and at the beginning of the Cold War -- the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have kept what they call a "Doomsday Clock." ...

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, continues her series on his life. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...

Scientists at Delft University of Technology have managed to watch a single atomic nucleus flip its magnetic state in real time. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, they indirectly read the nucleus ...

Iran has sent its remaining nuclear scientists deep into hiding after the 12-day conflict in June that saw at least 14 killed by Israeli strikes, according to a new report. The more than 15 top ...

For years, physicists have mapped the stability of atomic nuclei with remarkable confidence. The periodic table, with its ...