Hiroshima
New study on nuclear testing in French Polynesia reveals France’s ‘censorship and secrecy’
More than 400 claims have been filed against the French government for nuclear tests on French Polynesia between 1966 and 1996. Scientists say about 110,000 people have been affected by radioactive fallout.
The only known photos from Hiroshima taken on Aug. 6, 1945
Mourning and anger amid devastation after Beirut explosion; One-third of Afghanistan may have had COVID-19; 75-years since Hiroshima bombing
Seven decades after the bomb, children of Hiroshima victims still worry about hidden health effects
Why this Hiroshima survivor dedicated his life to searching for the families of 12 American POWs
What you need to know about modern nuclear war
Science Friday host Ira Flatow spoke to three nuclear experts to learn more about what modern nuclear war might look like.
Photos: See Japan's nuclear legacy — from Fukushima to Hiroshima
Jacob Beser helped bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki. His grandson, Ari Beser, photographs survivors.
71 years after Hiroshima, will we see a world free from nuclear weapons soon?
The number of nuclear weapons in today's world has declined significantly since the Cold War, but does that translate into a safer world?
'I still hate the glow of the setting sun': Hiroshima survivors tell their stories
"Hiroshima was a sea of fire. People bled from everywhere on their bodies: 'I'm burning. I'm burning. Please help,' they cried."
Experience Hiroshima — What if the atomic bomb hit your hometown?
President Barack Obama is visiting Hiroshima, Japan, the first city to experience the effects of an atomic bomb. Put yourself into the shoes of those who suffered from the atomic bomb attacks in Japan: What if the Hiroshima atomic bomb hit your hometown?
Photos: Hiroshima after the atomic bomb
Thousands of people were instantly killed after the US dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. About 140,000 would die from complications as a result of the bombing by the end of the year. Here is a selection of historical images on the ground in Hiroshima after the bomb was dropped.
Japanese and Americans remember the closing chapter of World War II so very differently
Here's why President Obama won't revisit the history of the decision to drop the A-bomb when he goes to Hiroshima on Friday.
Hiroshima survivors want more than a US apology
There’s something else that survivors of the A-bomb want: They want the world to agree to no more Hiroshimas. If the visit by John Kerry — and perhaps a future visit by Barack Obama — can help secure that, that would be more meaningful than a formal apology.
Matahara: When pregnant women, new moms are harassed at work
A lawsuit has drawn the Japanese public's attention to "matahara": a word coined from the English "maternity harassment." It refers to the practice of demoting or even laying off women when they become pregnant. It's against the law in Japan, but still widespread. Advocates hope giving it a name will start to change that.
Respect: A young tour guide, a Hiroshima survivor and a baton passed
It's 70 years this week since the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. It killed about 70,000 people instantly. Tens of thousands more died of radiation sickness. We'll be spending some time this week considering how the attack is remembered. Who tells the story of Hiroshima? And who listens?