A strange scarlet rock was created during the world's first nuclear explosion in 1945, and scientists have now uncovered what ...

At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity lurched into the birth of a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear ...

Before trinitite, the only known naturally formed quasicrystal came from meteorite fragments, likely produced during 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.

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.

Researchers have discovered a new clathrate material in trinitite glass from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, offering insights ...

On August 6, 1945, the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the Japanese city of ...

The Trinity bomb test left behind a unique form of matter, and now, scientists have discovered a new chemical structure ...

Atomic bomb explosions create extreme conditions. Italian researchers have discovered an unusual material created by them.

Imagine a 150-kiloton nuclear bomb exploded in the city closest to you. Do you know how the city, its surrounding region, and its inhabitants would be affected? If you can't think of much more than "a ...

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...