A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare radioactive mineral called trinitite.

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The 1945 Trinity nuclear test fused desert sand and bomb-tower materials into trinitite—a glassy substance unlike anything humans had created before.

At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity lurched into the birth of a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear ...

Researchers have discovered a new clathrate material in trinitite glass from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, offering insights into extreme conditions that create unique atomic structures.

That was the moment when human beings first unleashed the power of the nucleus in an immense, blinding ball of fire above a ...

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab. The term “clathrates” denotes materials characterized ...

Scientists uncover a new crystal forged in the 1945 Trinity nuclear test while researchers link GLP-1 drugs to improved ...

Scientists have discovered a unique, never-before-seen 'ox blood' crystal formed by the extreme heat and pressure of the world's first nuclear bomb blast ...