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Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: Understanding the nuances of nuclear fallout—whether from a nuclear weapon or accident—could help save countless lives. A new study from scientists ...

Editor’s note: This is part of the “Nuclear winter: Why study it now?” series. In November of 1981, atmospheric chemist Paul Crutzen and I sat in his office at the Max Planck Institute in Mainz, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to ...

When Iran’s covert nuclear program came to international attention over two decades ago, Tehran insisted that its intentions were peaceful and that it had no plans to develop weapons. The country’s ...