Join us for a conversation on the current conflict in Iran in one hour, at 3:15 pm CST / 4:15 pm EST.
Experts will discuss the impacts of the conflict, what may happen to Iranian nuclear material in the chaos of war, and what diplomatic off-ramps are still available.
Join the Bulletin and @outrider.org in one hour for a live expert discussion on the current state of AI in nuclear command and control. ⬇️
The New Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty—the last arms control agreement between the United States and Russia, which limits strategic nuclear weapons—expires this Thursday.
To understand the implications of a world without New START, the Bulletin invited leading experts to share their views.
New must-read @tullis.bsky.social feature @thebulletin.org: Mycorrhizal fungi networks supply plants with essential nutrients and water and help sequester carbon, but they're facing many threats. Why scientists are racing to understand—and protect—the biodiversity under our feet.
White House removed video using Sabrina Carpenter song
Sabrina Carpenter is now the president
NASA and the European Space Agency plan to bring samples back from Mars. Could they harbor a type of life that scientists warn could trigger mass extinctions on Earth?
Read more from NASA mathematician Bill Taber. ⬇️
Since the invention of the car, somewhere between 54 and 69 million people have died in traffic crashes. And that's not even considering the effects of air pollution and car-related lead exposure.
@jessimckenzi.bsky.social interviews David Obst about his new book, "Saving Ourselves From Big Car."
Not yet!
The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is proud to announce the appointment of Kronos Quartet as its first ever Doomsday Clock Artist-in-Residence.
Learn more below. ⬇️
What would happen if Chicago were the target of a nuclear bomb?
Jeffrey Lewis @armscontrolwonk.bsky.social spoke to the Bulletin about what people should know about nuclear weapons—from basic terminology, to which nations have them, and what could occur when they're used.
Today at 11:30 AM CST / 12:30 PM EST, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion unpacking "A House of Dynamite."
Watch below. ⬇️
Donald Trump has reportedly told the Pentagon to resume nuclear tests (though it's unclear if he refers to explosive or missile tests).
Here's a thread of relevant Bulletin articles, beginning with this 2025 piece by Sulgiye Park, Jennifer Knox, and @dkspaulding.bsky.social. ⬇️
I’ll give someone $1000 if they can find one factually correct statement in this post
Tomorrow, "A House of Dynamite" releases on Netflix.
The movie's director, Kathryn Bigelow, and screenwriter, Noah Oppenheim, spoke with Bulletin editor-in-chief John Mecklin @meckdevil.bsky.social to give a look at what will likely be the biggest nuclear film of the year.
(Contains spoilers).
Leon Botstein, president of @bardcollege.bsky.social, examines what the Trump administration could mean for the future of scientific research, education, and democracy in the United States—and calls for a renewed university and college system after the end of the Trump era. ⬇️
The universe, deciding I was not tired and stressed enough, has decided to give me the gift of a Yankees Red Sox playoff series.
Climate scientist Michael E. Mann @michaelemann.bsky.social has a message for younger scientists: Don't give up.
"Be part of this fight for what's right, for science, for reason, for fact-based discourse and policy making."
Join the Bulletin for a virtual panel, "Under Attack: Science, Research, and the Trump Administration," today at 11:30 A.M. EDT / 10:30 A.M. CDT. ⬇️
Earlier this year, President Donald Trump issued an executive order and budget proposal aimed at cutting support for the scientific research community.
How will possible cuts affect scientists, and what solutions may exist? This Thursday, join the Bulletin for an expert discussion.
There are very, VERY few people who are equipped to talk about this shooter correctly given the brainrot written on the shell casing. You have to understand so much of online culture to get it and also understand how that culture is both connected to and separate from real world ideological spaces
"Using proven vaccines—vaccines that have been used safely for decades in many cases—has been shown in scores of studies to prevent illness and save lives.
So how many dead kids is the freedom not to be vaccinated worth?"
— @mattyfield.bsky.social.
me: what year was that document released?
NATO: yes.
only so many words you can put in a headline but the whole response is loud and proud support for the trans community and worth reading
Quién lo iba a decir, eh.
Research posts on Bluesky are more original — and get better engagement.Bluesky posts about science garner more likes and reposts than similar ones on X
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
You can now watch live on YouTube. ⬇️
80 years ago, on August 6, 1945, a single shutter clicked in Hiroshima and recorded what no camera had captured before, and none has again: the immediate aftermath of a city annihilated by nuclear weapons.
"Atomic testament: Yoshito Matsushige and the first photos of Hiroshima's nuclear toll."
The money and manpower behind Canary Mission are mysterious. It is not registered in the US as either a for-profit or nonprofit entity.
Yet, the anonymous blog that names and shames those publicly critical of Israel is increasingly being cited in federal lawsuits and official US government emails.
I'm SO excited about this
Iran's stockpile of uranium, enriched at 60%, would be enough to make several relatively unsophisticated nuclear weapons. So why does nobody talk about it?
"Iran can still build nuclear weapons without further enrichment. Only diplomacy will stop it," by @nucsafetyucs.bsky.social of @ucs.org. ⬇️
