As the effects of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in August of 1945 proved to be devastating enough to convince scientists that ...

As the threat of a nuclear war intensifies, the terrifying reality of what could happen after the bombs explode may cause more fear than the initial cataclysm. For decades, worst-case scenarios have ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. NINOSHIMA, Japan — When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to ...

On Aug. 9, 1945, 6-year-old Chiyoko Motomura was playing on a veranda at her family’s Nagasaki, Japan, home. Her mother, aunt and grandfather were weeding the rice fields while her grandmother was ...

One of the most painful things about growing older is the death of deeply loved and deeply wise mentors. A few years ago, during a terribly short span of time, three of my favorite priests passed away ...

Hiroshima, on Wednesday, August 6, 2025, marked the 80th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city in a ceremony of remembrance, but it was an event also aimed, psychologically, at preventing ...

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/how-press-reported-atomic-bomb/ The New York Times proudly touted its exclusive coverage of the atomic bomb ...

The U.S. used the first-ever atomic weapon of war on August 6, 1945. The effects are still being felt around the world, including in Chicago. August 6 marks the 80th anniversary of the bombing of ...