Scientists at Delft University of Technology have managed to watch a single atomic nucleus flip its magnetic state in real time. Using a scanning tunneling microscope, they indirectly read the ...

Since 1947 -- after the end of World War II and at the beginning of the Cold War -- the Science and Security Board of the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists have kept what they call a "Doomsday Clock." ...

The surprise announcement that the United States is planning to resume nuclear testing is sending shockwaves through the scientific community. “The first reaction when you hear that is Oh my God, I ...

Barbara Scollin, grandniece of Major General Kenneth D. Nichols, continues her series on his life. Ample reasons, most notably leadership skills, personality traits and qualifications, led to choosing ...

We sometimes think of the great discovery of the 20th century as the splitting of the atom—and of course this month the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is marking 80 years of dealing with the ...

USA TODAY asked Alexandra Bell, the president and CEO of the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, a few questions about the Doomsday Clock.