On Aug. 6, 1945, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On Aug. 9, 1945, a second bombing was dropped on Nagasaki. The atomic bombs instantly took thousands of ...

The Atomic Museum in Las Vegas explains to visitors that Nevada and other states also played a role — for better or worse — in the creation of nuclear energy. By Michael Janofsky Reporting from Las ...

The design included a sleek, jet-age body and forward cab placement to distance occupants from radiation exposure. While only ...

MIT researchers have discovered secret atomic structures that survive metal processing, reshaping how scientists understand alloys and manufacturing.

Koko Kondo was just 8 months old when an American B-29 aircraft named the Enola Gay dropped an atomic bomb on her hometown of ...