The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl ...

For nearly four decades the area surrounding the ruined Soviet reactor has remained largely empty of people, yet full of ...

The recent fighting at the Chernobyl power plant may not have been as dangerous to Russian and Ukrainian troops as a battle in the middle of a nuclear wasteland might sound. On Thursday, Ukrainian ...

Exactly 33 years after the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded, the name "Chernobyl" is still synonymous with disaster. And still, people are fascinated by the mystery of what exactly happened that ...

The site of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine has been surrounded for more than three decades by a 1,000-square-mile (2,600-square-kilometer) exclusion zone that keeps people out.

Dr. Jennifer Betz, medical director for the Dogs of Chernobyl program, said there is a "0% chance that the blue color is related to radiation." In late 2025, social media users began sharing images ...

The catastrophe that unfolded at Chernobyl in 1986 was supposed to be entombed behind layers of concrete and steel, a disaster frozen in time rather than a recurring threat. Now Ukrainian officials ...

Holly Morris and Anne Bogart's documentary centers on women living in the area surrounding the nuclear accident. By Austin Siegemund-Broka Every documentary faces shooting difficulties, but it’s not ...

When fighting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feared that spent nuclear fuel would overheat.

As part of the broader invasion of Ukraine, Russian forces captured Chernobyl on Thursday after a battle at the shuttered power plant, which is best known as the site of the worst nuclear disaster in ...

Katherine Raines receives funding from Natural Environment Research Council, the Environment Agency and Radioactive Waste Management Ltd. She is affiliated with the Society for Radiological Protection ...