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'Oppenheimer' Opens in Japan Eight Months After Worldwide Release

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The acclaimed biopic of the Manhattan Project's leader has been met with mixed reviews by Japanese audiences ..read more

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The Town That Kept Its Nuclear Bunker a Secret for Three Decades

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The people of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia, helped keep the Greenbrier resort's bunker—designed to hold the entirety of Congress—hidden from 1958 to 1992 ..read more

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Manhattan Project Report Signed by J. Robert Oppenheimer Sells at Auction

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The document was "likely the very first publicly available report on the creation of the bomb," according to RR Auction ..read more

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How the Atomic Bomb Set Brothers Robert and Frank Oppenheimer on Diverging Paths

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For one of them, the story ended with a mission to bring science to the public ..read more

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An Exclusive Behind-the-Scenes Look at the Los Alamos Lab Where J. Robert Oppenheimer Created the Atomic Bomb

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In never-before-seen photographs, explore the secret U.S. facility and home to the Manhattan Project scientists who developed the first nuclear weapon ..read more

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The Real History Behind Christopher Nolan's 'Oppenheimer'

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The "father of the atomic bomb" has long been misunderstood. Will the new film finally get J. Robert Oppenheimer right ..read more

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Turtle Shells Keep a Record of Humans' Nuclear History

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Scientists can measure uranium isotopes in tortoise and turtle shells to understand the environmental impact of past nuclear events, a new study reports ..read more

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Japan Begins Release of Treated Nuclear Wastewater Into the Pacific Ocean

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Twelve years after the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, the move is a polarizing step toward decommissioning the defunct power plant ..read more

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The Baseball Player-Turned-Spy Who Went Undercover to Assassinate the Nazis' Top Nuclear Scientist

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During World War II, the OSS sent Moe Berg to Europe, where he gathered intel on Germany's efforts to build an atomic bomb ..read more

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Why Germany's Wild Boars Are Radioactive

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Fallout from nuclear tests conducted in the mid-20th century may contribute to the high levels of radiation seen in the animals today, a new study finds ..read more

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