At the heart of the New Mexico desert lies the site where the atomic age began. The Trinity test was more than just an explosion—it was the moment that changed global power forever. This visit to ...

It was the greatest experiment ever conducted on U.S. soil. Discover 20 little-known facts about the Manhattan project.

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

For decades, people living downwind from the Nevada Test Site, nuclear weapons site workers and uranium ... The proposed RECA reauthorization bill would extend coverage to Americans affected by the ...

The 1959 movie On the Beach is likely one of the saddest movies you will ever see. There’s the usual Hollywood take on a ...

A stone plaque will be placed inside St. Michael's Church to honour Fr. James McNeil, who oversaw the building of the church's current site 150 years ago.

The effort needed a remote location, but Oppenheimer was especially partial to the Ranch School site ... were put to the test in a world-changing experiment called Trinity, a few hours south ...

That July 16, the initiator passed a crucial test: the world's first atomic bomb exploded at a site called Trinity within the bombing range in Alamogordo, New Mexico. This was the explosion that ...

A stone plaque will be placed inside St. Michael's Church to honour Fr. James McNeil, who oversaw the building of the church's current site ...