In this video, we explore the design and mechanics of Little Boy, breaking down how it worked, the science behind nuclear fission, and its profound implications on warfare and global politics.

Physicists have solved a long-standing puzzle about mercury’s nuclear fission by using a five-dimensional model that ...

In a study published in Physical Review Letters, scientists at GSI Helmholtzzentrum für Schwerionenforschung have discovered ...

The current AI race has reached a bottleneck that can be relieved only by new sources of electrical generation. Read more ...

A five-dimensional (5D) Langevin approach developed by an international team of researchers, including members from Science Tokyo, accurately reproduces complex fission fragment distributions and ...

To understand what it means to “enrich” uranium, you need to know a little about uranium isotopes and about splitting the atom in a nuclear fission reaction.

Researchers at Chalmers University of Technology in Sweden carried out nuclear fission reactions in 100 different types of exotic nuclei of elements like platinum, mercury, and lead in a bid to ...

Can Tehran still carry out its nuclear ambitions despite the damage, and will Israel ultimately succeed in dismantling the program before it reaches the point of no return?

Christopher Hanson was appointed to serve on the commission overseeing the nation's nuclear reactors during Trump's first term in 2020.

The Israeli military targeted Iranian nuclear facilities, research scientists and senior military commanders in dozens of preemptive airstrikes .

Israel struck Iran's Isfahan nuclear facility, dismantling uranium conversion infrastructure as part of a wider campaign that targeted over 200 sites and eliminated nine scientists.