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Plutonium at popular US spot allegedly comparable to Chernobyl site -- but gov denies issue
A popular New Mexico hiking trail near a major US atomic-weapons facility is allegedly contaminated with radioactive waste comparable to the ruins of Chernobyl, but the government denies there's any...
Feds finally cleaning up radioactive remnants of Oppenheimer's A-bombs in NYC after 80 years of passing the buck
The feds are cleaning up Robert Oppenheimer’s mess on Staten Island, removing radioactive remnants of the atomic bombs that ended World War II from a former uranium storage site.
The real 'murder' story behind Florence Pugh's 'Oppenheimer' character
Conspiracy theories have long surrounded the death of Jean Tatlock, the psychiatrist played by Florence Pugh in the movie "Oppenheimer."
Missouri elementary school to close over radioactive waste on campus
A Missouri school board announced Tuesday it will close Jana Elementary School in Florissant after a study found high levels of radioactive contamination from a nearby Superfund site were detected...
Scientists, billionaires team up to aid White House in coronavirus battle
A group of scientists and billionaires has joined forces to form a contemporary "Manhattan Project" designed to help the White House battle the coronavirus outbreak, according to a report. Calling...
National Parks to open sites where atomic bomb was born
Soon you may be able to walk into the birthplace of the atomic bomb. The National Park Service (NPS) and the Department of Energy are working to make that happen...
No bomb: WGN America renews ‘Manhattan’
WGN America has renewed its period drama “Manhattan” ahead of its Season One finale this Sunday. The series, starring John Benjamin Hickey and Olivia Williams, follows the Manhattan Project scientists...
How secret race to develop ‘The Bomb’ affected those involved
Rachel Brosnahan is developing a rep for playing characters with a secret. The 24-year-old actress had a break-out turn on “House of Cards” as Rachel Posner, a reformed call girl...
Manhattan Project TV series to begin production in New Mexico
ALBUQUERQUE, NM -- A new television series set against the backdrop of the US government's top-secret effort to develop the world's first atomic bomb will begin production in New Mexico...