At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity lurched into the birth of a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear ...

Samples of "trinitite" created during the world’s first nuclear bomb test in 1945 contain unique crystals never seen before.

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in ...

A strange scarlet rock was created during the world's first nuclear explosion in 1945, and scientists have now uncovered what ...

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare ...

The Trinity test near Alamogordo, New Mexico, generated the glassy substance known as trinitite when sand and surrounding ...

An unusual crystal created by America’s first nuclear bomb test could help scientists understand a structure needed for quantum computers, solar power, and batteries. Reading time 3 minutes America’s ...

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...