At 5:29am on July 16, 1945, humanity lurched into the birth of a dangerous new era as the world's very first nuclear ...

Historic crystal find: Researchers identified a unique calcium–copper–silicon clathrate in debris from the Trinity nuclear test, the first of its kind from a nuclear blast. Extreme creation process: ...

A revisit to the historic Trinity nuclear test reveals how the world's first atomic explosion in 1945 created a rare radioactive mineral called trinitite.

Researchers have discovered a new clathrate material in trinitite glass from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test, offering insights into extreme conditions that create unique atomic structures.