Articles and Analysis

Nuclear power went backwards last year with the permanent shutdown of nine power reactors and the startup (grid connection) of six. Startups were concentrated in Russia (three) and China (two), with one…

Mark Z. Jacobson Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Director, Atmosphere/Energy Program, Stanford University    There is a small group of scientists that have proposed replacing 100% of the world’s fossil…

As advocates and lawmakers warn about the expiration of a key arms-control treaty, the administration appears paralyzed over its approach. By NAHAL TOOSI Aides to President Donald Trump want to name…

2020 Doomsday Clock Statement Science and Security BoardBulletin of the Atomic Scientists Editor, John Mecklin It is 100 seconds to midnight Editor’s note: Founded in 1945 by University of Chicago…

Fallout and climate change. by Kyle Mizokami Key point: Even though only India and Pakistan would be destroyed directly by nuclear weapons, the radiation and fallout would change the world. If enough…