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.

The only well-exposed color image of the Trinity test. (Jack W. Aeby/Manhattan Project/Public Domain) We don't always get to pinpoint the exact moment the world changes. But when the New Mexico dawn ...

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.

Scientists uncover a new crystal forged in the 1945 Trinity nuclear test while researchers link GLP-1 drugs to improved ...

Nearly 80 years after the event, trinitite still has the power to amaze.

The discovery from the Trinity nuclear test site shows how extreme conditions can result in materials never before seen in nature or in the lab. The term “clathrates” denotes materials characterized ...

Left behind after the ‘Trinity” bomb test was a glass-like material that came to be known as trinitite. It had formed when ...

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