The US electrical grid is at risk of plunging millions into frozen darkness during the next severe cold front, but there are ways to fix the problem

With fires raging across the West, the United Nations has issued a “code red” for the climate. There is still much that can be done to protect ecosystems and human communities from a hellish future.

A group of researchers at Princeton University collaborated with colleagues around the world to catalogue many of the unique COVID-19-related disinformation narratives that spread in various countries during the height of the pandemic.

The United States has alleged since the 1980s that Myanmar once maintained a chemical weapons program, but even after the democratizing country ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention in 2015, the government there still wouldn't come clean and declare that it once produced the banned weapons. There are signs that Myanmar's stance may be changing.

The many governments meeting to create a treaty banning nuclear weapons aim for an agreement as early as July, and even the Pope weighs in.

Could the COVID-19 pandemic have started with a lab accident? While the matter has become heavily politicized, a credible investigation could help clear things up.

Non-nuclear-weapons countries have chosen to make one last stand to complete the Non-Proliferation Treaty's Article 6 agenda on nuclear disarmament by means of the supplementary and reinforcing Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons.

Deval Patrick’s response to a question about no first use was slightly cringeworthy, but he’s not the only candidate who needs to brush up.

A US-Russia crisis "hotline" has staved off nuclear war during the Cold War. The current US-China one wouldn’t.

The Pentagon has consistently exaggerated its estimates of threats the United States faces. The clearest example of this strategy of exaggerated threat estimation is 20 years of failed “War on Terror,” but it continues today in massive military budgets aimed at preparing for "great power conflict."

North Korea may see the US as a vital potential ally against Japan (its traditional enemy) and China (which the Korean peninsula has long had a love/hate relationship with).

While attention is focused on the European efforts to save the Iran nuclear deal, there may exist a dangerous way for the United States to outmaneuver the Europeans, create a crisis at the UN Security Council, and collapse the deal—unilaterally.

The far right is increasingly linking immigration with fears of environmental degradation.

As we witness the increasingly detrimental effects of global climate change, the role that nuclear power could play globally to mitigate its effects continues to be debated. The series of articles featured in the Bulletin in December 2016 aired a broad spectrum of opinions, ranging in assessment of the role of nuclear power from insignificant … Continued

A year after Iran and world powers signed a historic nuclear agreement, politicians in Washington and Tehran seek to derail it as the latter continues to struggle with economic challenges. 

This year’s Doomsday Clock statement focuses world attention on today’s dangerous security environment, and urges leaders and citizens alike to redouble their efforts in advancing the health and safety of the planet. It is urgent that we all take heed – your partnership and support are now more important than ever. The nuclear landscape takes … Continued

Bats are considered mysterious creatures and often generate fear. Specifically, South American vampire bats feed on animal blood and possess a legendary lore. But more importantly, bats are the host species for deadly diseases such as rabies, Nipah and Hendra viruses, and SARS. There's also evidence that they continue to serve as sources of novel emerging viruses.

The Biden administration will need to maneuver around multiple political obstacles if it is to rejoin the nuclear deal in a timely fashion. And if the United States does not quickly rejoin, there is a real possibility that the talks will collapse, that Iran will proceed with its uranium-enrichment program, and that a dangerous crisis will needlessly be created.