On August 6, 1945, a 10-foot-long uranium bomb called "Little Boy" was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.

At Hiroshima's atomic bomb site, he learns how the explosion devastated the city and why one famous structure remained ...

The extreme conditions of atomic bomb explosions create “uncontrolled microexperiments” that, in Hiroshima, forged a never-before-seen metallic alloy ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When an atomic bomb detonates, it produces a unique chemical environment that's nearly impossible to mimic in a lab—and amid its ...

Eight decades after the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the event continues to stand as one of the most defining moments in modern history—bringing World War II ...

On August 6, 1945 — 81 years ago — the US bomber Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb ever used in military combat on the city of Hiroshima, Japan.

After decades of 1945 Hiroshima atomic bombing, scientists studying tiny glass particles found around Hiroshima Bay have ...

Almost 81 years after the atomic bombing of the Japanese city, scientists have discovered previously unknown material in Hiroshima Bay. The results of the study were reported on July 29 by the journal ...

Researchers found the metal alloy hidden inside tiny grains of fallout left behind by the 1945 blast.