When the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station exploded in the early hours of April 26, 1986—precipitating the worst nuclear disaster in history—it resulted almost entirely from human factors. As the real ...

The 1986 reactor explosion in modern-day Ukraine is considered the world's biggest nuclear disaster.

International donors have pledged €303 million ($338 million) to repair the protective shelter over the ruined Chernobyl ...

Just over 40 years ago, what began as a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (or Chornobyl in Ukranian) in Soviet Ukraine spiraled into one of the most recognizable disasters of ...

All the major chapters in the American story, from Indigenous beginnings to the present day. With Chernobyl's nuclear radiation raining down, Communist party officials dithered, delayed and hid the ...

In the new research, Dillon and team analyzed whole-genome sequence data collected from 106 dogs between 2018 and 2019, ...

While there is no immediate danger from Chernobyl, Renaud-Basso said the damage needs to be fixed before 2030. Without ...

Although the landscape around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant may seem apocalyptic, dog packs have managed to inhabit it.

Blood samples taken from Yellowstone wolves are helping scientists understand why radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear ...

The incident in 1986 remains the world’s worst-ever nuclear accident Radioactive fallout covered much of Europe in the spring of 1986 following the worst nuclear power plant disaster ever recorded.

A 50-hour journey into Ukraine's Chernobyl Exclusion Zone reveals abandoned Soviet buildings, radioactive areas, and the ...

A new study found evidence of natural selection in the dogs of Chernobyl, but it’s still unclear what drove these genetic differences and what evolutionary advantages they may provide. The dogs living ...