Nuclear fallout events, whether triggered deliberately or accidentally, are something we hope will never happen. But if they ...

Physicists have measured a nuclear reaction that can occur in neutron star collisions, providing direct experimental data for a process that had previously only been theorised. The study provides new ...

Is nuclear power the world's best hope for slowing climate change—or a high-stakes gamble that risks radioactive disaster? What if it's both? As the world seeks cleaner energy sources, nuclear energy ...

Photo by Bortzells Esselte, courtesy AIP Emilio Segre Visual Archives. Enrico Fermi (1901-1954) left Italy in 1938 to receive the Nobel Prize for physics in Sweden. He never went back. He and his wife ...

Researchers develop a new type of rumor propagation model, taking inspiration from nuclear reactions. Their model can provide fresh insights on how online disinformation spreads and how to combat it.

The writer of a letter to the editor in the Nov. 6/13, 2023, edition, titled “Nuclear Waste,” has some serious misconceptions about disposal of such waste (page 3). If these were corrected, he would ...