Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. It's hard to escape the feeling that I've been given a glimpse of our ...

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 ...

Decade-old nuclear blast simulator, Nukemap is trending again, coinciding with nuclear war fears in the wake of Russian invasion of Ukraine. Created in February 2012, by Alex Wellerstein, a nuclear ...

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you blew up the most powerful nuclear weapon ever detonated smack dab in your living room? Thanks to science historian Alex Wellerstein and his handy ...

As if we weren’t all on edge enough following the accidental release of an imminent ballistic missile warning in Hawaii (thankfully a false alarm), a historian who studies science and nuclear weapons ...

(WRTV) — As the tensions continue between the United States and North Korea, the possibility of a nuclear attack has become real for the first time in 30 years. The threats have continued to escalate ...

Bringing mega-death to your backyard? Yep, there's an app for that. If you're bored playing Words With Friends, perhaps it's time to set off a nuclear holocaust. So far, more than 20,000 virtual ...