In a test, it had exploded with a force nearly 1,000 times as powerful as the atomic bomb that leveled Hiroshima ... He made basic discoveries about the structure of the universe, laid the ...

The mushroom cloud had become the defining visual symbol of the atomic bomb, a striking and dramatic representation of nuclear power. From the earliest tests at Enewetak Atoll to the Nevada Test ...

Colonel Paul Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay, remained unapologetic about dropping the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. He described the mission as meticulously planned, revealing he informed his crew ...

Taiwan's foreign ministry today expressed regret over Nagasaki's decision not to invite Taiwan to join an upcoming memorial to mark the 80th anniversary of the atomic bombing of the Japanese city at ...

Guy Joseph Guidry fondly remembers the moment he first encountered a bonsai tree, three decades ago. Guidry spotted a cluster of the miniature trees in his neighbor's backyard in New Orleans.

Photos were shot by 27 people and one Japanese organization between Aug. 6, 1945, when the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, killing around 140,000 people, and December of the same year.

Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs expressed regret over the city of Nagasaki's decision to exclude Taiwan from the 80th anniversary memorial ceremony of the atomic bombing. This decision ...

Known for its massive destructive power, the nuclear bomb became infamous after the United States dropped two atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Since then, ...