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Trinity Nuclear Test Fallout: new model shows plume reached 46 US states; doses need more work

Recent studies reveal that the fallout from the 1945 Trinity nuclear test impacted a staggering 46 states across the US within merely ten days. Researchers developed a model to quantify the deposition of fission products resulting from nuclear tests conducted from 1945 to 1962, enhancing accuracy through advanced weather data…

The Times of India · Nov 6

'The greatest unknown was how much energy would be released by the weapon': How scientists prepared for the Trinity nuclear test

In this excerpt from "Trinity: An Illustrated History of the World’s First Atomic Test," author Emily Seyl looks at the buildup to the 1945 test that changed history. She explores the huge effort to design experiments that would ultimately establish whether the gargantuan explosion in the middle of the desert…

LiveScience · Aug 22

What Came Before the Beginning? Ancient Truth Revealed

What if everything you’ve believed about creation is only half the story? Since childhood, we hear about Brahma as the creator, Vishnu as the preserver, and Shiva as the destroyer. It feels complete like the full cycle of existence. But a deeper question quietly lingers beneath the surface: who created…

MyLifeXP · May 6

The nuclear arms race's legacy at home: Toxic contamination, staggering cleanup costs and a culture of government secrecy

Christopher Nolan’s film “Oppenheimer” has focused new attention on the legacies of the Manhattan Project – the World War II program to develop nuclear weapons. As the anniversaries of the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki on Aug. 6 and Aug. 9, 1945, approach, it’s a timely moment to look further…

The Conversation · Aug 1, 2023

Scientists Debunk the Scariest Scene in "Oppenheimer"

There was never actually a chance of the Trinity Test destroying the world, but it makes for great movie drama.

Inverse · Jul 27, 2023

78 Years Ago, the First Nuclear Bomb Changed the World Forever — Here's Exactly How It Happened

The following half-century was one of intense nuclear testing, the residue of which might be the signature for the proposed new epoch of the Anthropocene.

Inverse · Jul 22, 2023

Rare Irish orchid found at Trinity College Dublin after they stopped mowing lawn

"Botanists are known to get excited about plants, but we really did get excited about this one"

Irish Mirror · Jul 4, 2023

Russia's most famous icon handed over from museum to church despite protests

Russian Orthodox believers are celebrating Trinity Sunday with Russia’s most famous icon transferred from a museum to Moscow’s main cathedral despite the keepers’ vociferous protests

The Independent UK · Jun 4, 2023

Putin gave Orthodox Church famed icon because of its importance to believers: Kremlin

Russian President Vladimir Putin has decided to hand over the historic 15th-century Trinity icon from a museum to the Russian Orthodox Church because of its importance to believers, the Kremlin's spokesman said on Tuesday.The Church, whose conservatism Putin has espoused as part of his vision for Russia's national identity, is…

Reuters · May 16, 2023

Salford local council elections 2023 results in full

Twenty-one council seats were up for grabs in wards Barton & Winton, Blackfriars & Trinity, Boothstown & Ellenbrook, Broughton, Cadishead & Lower Irlam, Claremont, Eccles, Higher Irlam & Peel Green, Kersal & Broughton Park, Little Hulton, Ordsall, Pendlebury & Clifton, Pendleton & Charlestown, Quays, Swinton & Wardley, Swinton Park, Walkden…

Manchester Evening News · May 4, 2023