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Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain In Australia's race to net zero emissions, nuclear power…

If you’ve paid any attention to the news over the past several months, then it is likely you’ve heard about the dangers that AI poses to humanity. Some believe that AI could…

Excerpt from the September 29, 1973 issue of Science News Nearly 200 powerful lasers at the National…

While the Soviets were by far the most prolific builders of very high-yield atomic bombs, the U.S. efforts during the same era also produced plenty of alarmingly powerful…

In a world increasingly concerned about the environmental and geopolitical implications of fossil fuel usage, nuclear energy has resurfaced as a subject of great interest. Its ability to…

Biological weapons can include harmful viruses, bacteria, fungi, or insects. Their use in war or other conflicts is illegal and for good reason. They can absolutely devastate…

Microscope images of the fluorescent dye saturating the open pores of different graphite samples which indicates the…

Using footage of the Upshot–Knothole Annie test detonation, in the above video, you can see the foreboding mushroom cloud first before the jarring and incredibly loud sound…

From a visual perspective, the explosion was reportedly a sight to behold, as it looked like the Aurora Borealis was happening over Hawaii. For thousands of miles, spectators…

For a final point of comparison, Smith calculates that cosmic rays interacting with the Earth’s atmosphere over the Pacific Ocean annually cause the natural deposition of 2,000 times more…