After the Chernobyl disaster, humans fled—but animals stayed. Inside the exclusion zone, radiation twisted bodies, damaged ...

The frogs’ adaptations is similar to adaptations made by humans in high-radiation regions, pointing to an underlying ...

As Russia continues its invasion of Ukraine, concerns are growing now that the conflict has reached Chernobyl. This week, Russian forces seized control of the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant, ...

Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to do its main safety function, a nuclear watchdog said. The drone strike ...

MINSK, 26 April (BelTA) – A catastrophe occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 39 years ago, on 26 April 1986. Its consequences have affected many countries across Europe one way or another but ...

When a nuclear disaster struck Chernobyl in 1986, it turned a bustling Soviet city into a ghost town by forcing residents to leave everything behind, including their pets. Today, they’re known as ...

Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of ...

HBO and Sky UK’s miniseries Chernobyl is not the first attempt to depict the namesake nuclear disaster, but it is the most convincing one, distilling thorough research into an elaborate story. A major ...

An estimated 700 dogs are stuck at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Blue dogs have been spotted at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone The dogs' fur is bright blue, per Clean Futures Fund, but the hue likely isn ...

IN THE SMALL hours of February 24th 2022, Valentyn Heiko received a phone call at work. Gunfire could be heard at Vilcha, less than 50km away: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was under way. “We’re ...