My grandfather J. Robert Oppenheimer shared the first principle of nuclear weapons: The only safety from them is in ...

However, not everyone needs such warnings, said Metro. " Preppers " have been ready "for years", piling their cupboards high with tinned food, keeping blankets in the car and having flares at the ...

The Doomsday Clock, which is used to symbolise how close scientists believe humankind is to extinction, now stands at a mere 89 seconds to midnight, "the closest it has ever been". Even without ...

Many scientists say “subcritical” experiments and computer simulations make nuclear weapons testing unnecessary.

Behind the headlines, and largely unreported, the basic measures of human well-being have continued to improve in recent ...

Just when you thought vending machines were the safest part of your day, Final Destination: Bloodlines has piped up, aiming to turn snack time into a thriller of suspense.

I spent that first lockdown glued to the five o’clock news like a coffin chaser ... staring out at me from her bedroom window, the closest she and I were allowed to be. That single frame ...