July 16 marks 80 years since the first atomic bomb was detonated. The specter of nuclear annihilation has been with us ever ...

The Trinity test—the detonation of the world's first nuclear bomb—was conducted 80 years ago as part of the Manhattan Project.

Scientists and military leaders proceeded with the first atomic bomb test despite acknowledging the risk of a catastrophe.

Little White Lies called it "a juggernaut historical biopic that you'll want to see again asap", while the Toronto Star ...

He worked to develop an atomic clock that is essential to global positioning systems and helped confirm a rare state of ...

A Bulletin short fiction contest Announcing the Bulletin‘s new short fiction contest… Over the decades, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has published the smartest minds in the fields it covers, ...

It could be one of the most anticipated summer thrillers to hit theaters. Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer' is based on a Pulitzer Prize-winning book.

If the positioning of the hands of the Clock does not accurately reflect the seriousness of the dangers it represents, then the powerful symbolism of the Doomsday Clock is lost, undermining the very ...

The clock was set at nine minutes before midnight when it was originally established by a group of scientists, including Albert Einstein and Robert Oppenheimer.

This year’s Doomsday Clock Statement landed like a damp squib in a Trump-swamped corporate news cycle on January 28th. The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists only moved the hands of the Clock ...

Doomsday Clock Moves to 89 Seconds: The Closest Humanity Has Ever Been to Armageddon Escalating risks from nuclear tensions, climate threats, and emerging technologies drive a dire update.