Though overshadowed in news headlines by a major hurricane in the Atlantic and a super-typhoon in the Pacific, both of which may well have been enhanced by climate change, the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco showed its own kind of force on Thursday.

75th Anniversary Dinner November 12, 2020 – SOLD OUT! We are immensely grateful to members of our Bulletin community for making our virtual 75 Years and Counting Anniversary Dinner a resounding success! Program highlights included inspiring words from former Japanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Minister of the Environment Yoriko Kawaguchi, a conversation with Rieser Award recipients past … Continued

The Republican presidential candidates have gone to a great deal of trouble to avoid confronting the facts about climate change. These politicians like to say, "I am not a scientist," a truth sadly obvious to any scientist. Yet they have refused to learn what science has discovered about climate change. 

Chemical warfare is still alive and well in Syria and Iraq, because of an enduring belief among regional actors that chemical weapons will get the job done. 

A group of Stanford students debates whether the Bulletin’s Science and Security Board is acting ethically when setting the hands on the Doomsday Clock.

Bulletin columnist Duyeon Kim offers her views on the variety of intersecting political crosscurrents that connect and affect the upcoming South Korean election, the coronavirus pandemic, and the status of relations between North and South Korea.

Whether through highly-coordinated attacks on federal tax credits or interventions in arcane state-level proceedings, or through public and covert efforts to spread disinformation, the beneficiaries of the Kochs’strategic funding are working to preserve the market demand for the refined petroleum products the Koch empire is selling.

A sampling of the year's best "Voices of Tomorrow" essays.

Collections In publication since 1945, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists has gathered the best science and scientific commentary on the serious human-made existential threats to our species and our planet. The collections below gather a selection of articles published by the Bulletin on subjects that remain critical to our understanding of these threats — from … Continued

Overcoming decades of development and disdain for Colombo's most crucial ecosystem won't be easy.

Conversations Before Midnight 2021 Virtual Annual Event November 9, 2021 | 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. C.T. Sign up here to receive an invitation! Keep me informed about the Bulletin’s 2021 virtual annual event. Rose Gottemoeller Gottemoeller is the Frank E. and Arthur W. Payne Distinguished Lecturer at Stanford University’s Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies and its … Continued

In response to an article that criticized the nuclear ban treaty, a group of activists argue that a process to abolish nuclear weapons is vital to world safety. From scholarly analyses to known close calls and near misses, they argue, the message is clear: The world has avoided nuclear war only through luck.

In this April interview with a longtime friend, Daniel Ellsberg, most widely known for leaking the Pentagon Papers, explains why he wanted to focus on his main concern in life, nuclear war. Ellsberg died today at age 92.

Before any serious discussions of a renewed Iran nuclear deal get underway, international commercial banking interests (not just government finance ministers) must be given an opportunity to provide substantive input—because, as a practical matter, these private enterprises will have the final say as to how much sanctions relief Iran effectively receives.

The first major hurdle has been overcome

A Bulletin reader named Ryan Alt argues in the comments to this roundtable that “it is very difficult to imagine [a nuclear weapon] ban [treaty] as anything more than wishful thinking.” Another reader, Keith B. Rosenberg, writes that one should “[n]ever make a treaty that will not be adhered to”—essentially, that the ban treaty is … Continued

A homespun Rhode Island destination gets an offshore wind farm—and, mostly, likes it. Will massive offshore wind parks follow, powering America’s Northeast?

The Bulletin’s coverage of the modern nuclear dilemma was truly comprehensive last year. What follows is not a “best of” list, per se, but eight prime examples from the remarkably consistent and excellent offerings our expert authors provided throughout the year.

The Horn of Africa is on the verge of famine as the worst drought in 40 years has extended through its fourth rainy season, but drought alone is rarely what causes famine.