Next week marks 80 years since the U.S. dropped atomic bombs on Japan. NPR's Scott Simon talks to Garrett Graff about his book "The Devil Reached Toward The Sky," which recounts the bomb's creation.

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Physicists discover a counterintuitive method that makes "miracle material" dramatically more stretchable, challenging long-held assumptions about its mechanical limits.

The International Atomic Energy Agency reports explosions and smoke near Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, citing ...

Akbar Novruz Read more In recent days, several Armenian news channels (websites) have been engaged in a smear campaign, ...

Scientists have uncovered how the brain’s 5-HT1A serotonin receptor—vital in mood regulation—functions at the molecular level.

From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the Doomsday Clock, Cold War paranoia gave pop culture its favourite script: countdowns, ...

Ali Larijani, a senior adviser to Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, could soon become the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council (SNSC), the Fars News Agency reported, citing sources.