When a nuclear accident happens, it’s vital that scientists have accurate fallout models.

In less than a millionth of a second after a nuclear detonation or a severe nuclear reactor accident, an enormous burst of energy heats the surrounding air and materials. Everything in the vicinity is ...

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

By recreating a nuclear fireball, scientists uncovered unexpected chemistry that could change how radioactive fallout is ...

Scientists at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory recreated part of the intense chaos inside a nuclear fireball to better understand how radioactive fallout forms. Their experiments revealed that ...

A chilling map simulation created by top scientists reveals how residents across North America could be impacted by nuclear fallout. Researchers at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and the ...

Map shows potential nuclear fallout risk across North America in the event of a nuclear attack (Image: Under the Nuclear Cloud) A chilling map simulation created by top scientists reveals how ...