The Chernobyl disaster is one of the worst nuclear accidents in history and the area still remains radioactive to this day.

In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactors, something unexpected has taken root. Thick black mats of mold are thriving ...

After the Chernobyl nuclear accident, scientists wondered whether the dogs living in the area are undergoing rapid evolution, ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts ...

Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.

Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hardhat gazed at a grey ...

Even nearby explosions could lead to a catastrophic leak after an earlier strike damaged the outer radiation shell.

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 ...

Russian drone strikes damaged a structure containing remains from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine - one of the largest ...

Chris Broome started the Bonsall and Derbyshire Dales branch of Chernobyl Children's Lifeline in 2003 and has been running it ...

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 ...

Ukraine has repeatedly accused Russia of targeting the facility since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in February ...