Japan's government continues to avoid confronting the difficult reality of nuclear power. But this doesn't mean the myths of inherent safety and absolute necessity of reactors can go on forever.

A virus spillover in the animal trade, a research mishap at a biolab, or the intentional use of a bioweapon—any one of these could have dire consequences for the world. The COVID pandemic killed some ...

The magazine you are holding is, in many ways, a disruptive technology. From the introduction of the printing press to the launch of the internet, human inventions have always altered how humans live, ...

The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists was founded very near the beginning of the nuclear age, just a few months after American atomic bombs decimated two Japanese cities at the end of World War II.

For over a century, humanity has rampantly burned fossil fuels to power the machinery of modern life, inexorably releasing gases into the atmosphere that are changing the Earth’s climate. The Bulletin ...