The Nuclear Regulatory Commission may soon loosen radiation exposure safety standards at nuclear plants and operations.

Our current political climate is just as unusual and concerning as the current state of our planetary climate.

Ominous trends continue to point the world toward global catastrophe. The war in Ukraine and the widespread and growing reliance on nuclear weapons increase the risk of nuclear escalation. China, ...

Jeff Terry is a professor of physics at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where his main research focus is on energy systems. His group works to develop new ways of dealing with radioactive waste; ...

The new nuclear age differs from previous eras in an important way: The current era is shaped by information abundance. But that abundance comes with a paradox: With more data there is also an ...

Nina Lakhani is a senior reporter for Guardian US.

Héloïse Fayet is a research fellow at the French Institute of International Relations’ Security Studies Center, and head of the Deterrence and Proliferation research program. Her work focuses on ...

Citizen activism and legislative pressures helped stop US nuclear weapon testing. They will be needed again to protect the ...