The U.S. detonated 23 nuclear bombs at Bikini Atoll in the 1950s. Nearly 70 years later, it’s a thriving habitat for marine species

Surprisingly, one of the best places in the Pacific Ocean to find an abundance of corals, tropical fish, and sharks is Bikini Atoll, a former United States nuclear test site. In t ...

The U.S. detonated hundreds of nuclear bombs in the desert: Then the health concerns emerged

What happened after the detonations would take years to become clear, as radioactive fallout spread far beyond the isolated testing grounds.
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Scientists were testing nuclear weapons in '54, then something went very wrong

Back in the 1950s the US was testing a lot of nuclear weapons, but one test in particular gained infamy for just how wrong ...
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The atomic bomb used 64 kg of uranium but only 0.7 grams became energy

On August 6, 1945, the B-29 Enola Gay dropped the atomic bomb known as Little Boy over Hiroshima. The bomb detonated at about ...

The biggest atomic blast in Australia happened 70 years ago – mysteries about its impact linger

One winter’s day in June 1956, Britain detonated the largest weapon ever exploded in Australia. The test, code-named Mosaic G2, was conducted at Western Australia’s remote Montebello Islands, site of ...

The atomic bomb, a world-changing invention, inflicted suffering and launched the nuclear age

The printing press, light bulb, internal combustion engine and computer moved the world into a mostly better future.