To mark America's 250th birthday, we are revisiting key moments in Nevada history that had an impact on the country as a ...

As the U.S. marks its 250th anniversary, the National Atomic Testing Museum in Las Vegas highlights Nevada’s central role in ...

A retired test site worker shared the story of Camp Desert Rock and nuclear testing's impact on Southern Nevada ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A new documentary called Downwind shines a spotlight on the legacy of ...

Zitzer is studying the effects on the Mojave Desert ecosystem of elevated levels of carbon dioxide – the amount we can look forward to by 2070 as a result of global warming. With every shrub, ...

A former Nevada Test Site official who for a time was one of three test controllers — people responsible for ensuring the safe execution of nuclear testing — died last week at 89. John D. Stewart died ...

LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — The Nevada Test Site played a major role in the early development of nuclear weaponry in the 1950’s, 60’s and beyond. But on July 17th, 1962, the site witnessed the last test anyone ...

Dave Crete and other Nevada veterans who served at the Nevada Test and Training Range have long experienced a slew of health problems, from fatty tumors called lipomas to decreased lung function — and ...