That was the moment when human beings first unleashed the power of the nucleus in an immense, blinding ball of fire above a ...

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare radioactive mineral called trinitite.

Researchers have discovered a new clathrate material in trinitite glass from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, offering insights into extreme conditions that create unique atomic structures.

In the prosecution of the Second World War, the United States of America and the then Nazi Germany pursued two vastly different scientific weapons programs.