Nuclear explosions release nitrogen oxides that can severely damage the ozone layer. Some models suggest up to a 50% ...

This harrowing analysis imagines a full-scale global conflict erupting in 2050, examining the real-world consequences of nuclear war between major powers. From the obliteration of cities and mass ...

Decades ago, I attended a lecture by the renowned conservationist Edward O. Wilson. He is known for his prediction that, during the 21st century, humankind will encounter a "bottleneck" of resource ...

Nuclear experts are urging the public to demand concrete steps to reduce the risk of devastation due to nuclear weapons.

It would be a-crop-alyptic. Amid rising tensions around the world, Penn State University scientists have revealed what the fallout would be from a nuclear war — with an unfathomable famine, mass ...

Recent conflicts in Europe and the Middle East have reignited fears about the use of nuclear weapons. What would a nuclear conflict do to the planet’s environment today? In a new congressionally ...

We are amidst the 80th anniversary of three solemn days in world history, calling us to action for the sake of all life on earth. Wednesday marks 80 years since Trinity, the first detonation of a ...

China’s nuclear buildup is frequently reduced to statistics: how many warheads, how many missile silos, how many submarines.

On Monday’s episode of The Excerpt podcast: USA TODAY White House Reporter Davis Winkie breaks down what nuclear experts said last week about the current state of nuclear threats and what to do about ...

Early this fall, Germany's leader Friedrich Merz assured a group of reporters in Duesseldorf that his country was "not at war." Merz was speaking about what he characterized as Russia's repeated ...

HAVANA — A lively and healthy-looking Fidel Castro appealed to President Barack Obama to prevent a global nuclear war in an emphatic speech Saturday that marked his first official government ...