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In 1953, Britain detonated an atomic bomb in Australia, sending a mysterious black mist across the desert before a secret programme began testing children’s bones for radiationDuring the Cold War, Britain undertook covert nuclear tests in Australia, leading to hazardous radioactive fallout termed the Black Mist th...- In the 1950s, U.S. nuclear tests were conducted at Bikini and Enewetak; decades later, Guam corals preserved carbon-14 spikes linked to tests in 1954, 1956, and 1958Guam’s coral reefs act as natural historians, chronicling chemical footprints of Cold War-era nuclear tests. Distinct radiocarbon spikes fr...
- Since 1958, tidal groundwater has continued moving beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands, where 85,000 cubic meters of radioactive material rest; now rising Pacific seas are raising questions about the future of the 115-meter-wide structureTidal groundwater moves freely beneath Runit Dome in the Marshall Islands. Built over a nuclear crater, the 115-meter concrete structure ho...
- In 1957, the US launched a bizarre plan to use nuclear bombs to dig canals and build harbours. It ended in 1977 after 27 testsProject Plowshare aimed to revolutionize construction by utilizing nuclear explosions for large-scale projects such as canals and harbors. ...
- Quote of the Day by Salman Rushdie: ‘When a reader falls in love with a book, it leaves its…’ - Why some stories never leave us, even after the final pageQuote of the Day by Salman Rushdie: Books offer solace and reshape understanding of life's complex emotions. Salman Rushdie's quote highlig...
- In 1958, the US planned to detonate a nuclear bomb on the Moon. Why project A119 never happenedThe US considered detonating a nuclear bomb on the Moon after Sputnik's launch. Project A119 aimed to demonstrate American power and presti...
- They say cockroaches survived the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Can the small insect survive a nuclear blast? The truth behind one of science's biggest mythsCockroaches are not indestructible and cannot survive nuclear explosions. Their cells divide less frequently, making them more radiation re...
- In the 1910s, engineers proposed cutting a canal from the Mediterranean into Egypt's Qattara Depression to flood a below-sea-level desert basin and generate endless hydropowerEgypt has cancelled its century-old Qattara Depression canal project this year. This plan aimed to generate hydroelectric power by flooding...
- In the 1950s, US scientists planned to use nuclear bombs to blast a harbor on the Alaskan coast: Project Chariot, a Cold War scheme to reshape the map with atomic blastsIn 1958, the US proposed Project Chariot to blast a harbor in Alaska. This plan was part of Operation Plowshare, seeking peaceful nuclear e...
- '34 million dead in just hours, Europe will be destroyed': A simulation reveals what a US–Russia nuclear war would look likeA Princeton University simulation shows how a single low-yield nuclear weapon could rapidly spiral into a full-scale US–Russia nuclear war,...
- Poseidon, Russia’s ‘doomsday’ nuclear torpedo that can create radioactive tsunamis to destroy countries tested with atomic powerplantRussia successfully tested its Poseidon nuclear-powered super-torpedo, capable of creating radioactive tsunamis to devastate coastal cities...
- Dallas ICE facility shooting: Car with bizarre map stuck outside found amid probe, investigators believe it belongs to suspect Joshua Jahn; here’s what you need to knowFollowing the Dallas ICE facility shooting, investigators located a vehicle believed to belong to suspect Joshua Jahn. The car, bearing a T...
- Could a giant nuclear bomb save the climate? One engineer thinks so, sparks viral debateAndy Haverly, a 25-year-old software engineer with no formal climate science training, has proposed detonating the world’s most powerful nu...
- India-Pakistan war: How to survive a nuclear attackAmid rising tensions with Pakistan, India is preparing for potential hostile attacks by conducting mock drills in over two hundred cities. ...
- Fallout 76 Nuke Codes & Launch Site Locations: Here’s what you may want to knowDiscover the current Nuke Codes in Fallout 76 this week and learn how to input them for devastating gameplay. Uncover the locations of the ...
- How to survive a tactical nuclear bomb? Defence experts explainIn this article we examine what would happen during a tactical nuclear bomb explosion, including the three stages of ignition, blast and ra...
- Top Indian nuke scientist busts myths surrounding 'dirty bomb'K S Pradeepkumar, of India's main nuclear laboratory BARC, busts some of the commonly held myths about dirty bombs and says India is well p...
- Three generations of mutant butterflies found in FukushimaRadioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster has caused a macabre and hair-raising consequence - butterflies that flitted around...
- Like Bhopal, Fukushima may haunt futureThe spectre of lethal radioactive fallout from the damaged nuclear reactors at Fukushima in Japan continued to haunt the country as ripples...
- N-plant radiation leak leaves 45 staffers sickAbout 45 staffs of Kaiga atomic power plant suffered radiation poisoning.
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