The Chernobyl exclusion zone may be off-limits to humans, but not to every form of life. Ever since the Unit Four reactor at ...

Forty years after the reactor explosion, the wildlife around Chernobyl has recovered in strange and unexpected ways.

Nearly 40 years after the disaster, Cladosporium sphaerospermum not only survives lethal radiation levels but appears to grow ...

On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, POWER sent a freelance photographer and correspondent to the site in ...

The Soviet Union didn’t collapse because of one single disaster, it unraveled under the weight of economic stagnation, political reform, military strain, and public distrust. Chernobyl exposed the ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the overnight attack impacted the radiation shelter, which protects against further radioactive leaks at the former nuclear power plant. Russia denies ...

Thermal vision drones helping to monitor the blaze showed it smouldering until March 3rd – a full 17 days after the drone ...

Foreign ministers from the G7 are discussing a major effort to repair damage to the protective shelter at Ukraine’s Chernobyl ...

Between changing risk perceptions and new equipment developed to cope with extreme hazards, these major disasters have had a ...

In November 2016, a massive metal dome was erected over the remains of the reactor paid for with almost 2.5 billion dollars ...

Amusement parks are usually filled with laughter and excitement. But the one in Chernobyl, located in the abandoned town of Pripyat, offers a chillingly different experience. Rusting rides and a ...

Russia's force has fully withdrawn from the area of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukraine's defense ministry confirmed on Friday. It cited two reasons for the exit: military losses and radiation ...