Thermonuclear reaction rates power the models that explain how stars live, explode and create the elements. A new study ...

Nuclear astrophysics is dedicated to unravelling the complex nuclear processes that govern stellar evolution, explosive cosmic events and the synthesis of elements throughout the Universe. Central to ...

Discover the incredible story of the natural nuclear reactor at Oklo that formed around 2 billion years ago and what it ...

Gold and other heavy elements are born in some of the universe’s most violent events—but scientists still struggle to ...

Few manmade threats inspire as much fear as the potential of a nuclear meltdown. The fact that "Chernobyl," once an obscure Ukrainian town, is now globally recognized as a synonym for catastrophe ...

Late last week, Israel targeted three of Iran's key nuclear facilities—Natanz, Isfahan and Fordow, killing several Iranian nuclear scientists. The facilities are heavily fortified and largely ...

India holds the world’s largest thorium reserves, and thorium use not only offers energy independence but also virtually ...

Texas, may have done what many scientists are still striving to achieve. He claims to have generated nuclear fusion outside ...