The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists set the clock to 85 seconds before midnight, the theoretical point of annihilation.

Nuclear weapons, climate change and biological threats are the biggest concerns.

Behind closed doors with the experts who study the end of the world—and what they know about humanity’s capacity for survival ...

When the Triangle Universities Nuclear Laboratory (TUNL) opened its doors 60 years ago, the world was undergoing a profound ...

The symbolic clock that tracks humanity’s proximity to catastrophe has lurched forward again, and the margin for error is now ...

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

Airports, nuclear power stations, industrial and research sites, or even your own garden – there are many places that need to be protected against unauthorized access, and often protection is required ...

The ore was recovered in the early 1970s and completely stumped scientists, until they realized it was evidence of something ...