On April 26, 1986, the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near Pripyat in the Soviet Union (now Ukraine), ...

Russian and Ukrainian forces fought on Thursday for control of Chernobyl, the still radioactive site of the world's worst nuclear accident and a factor in the collapse of the Soviet Union. "Our ...

In the shadow of Reactor 4, where the 1986 Chernobyl explosion unleashed history's worst nuclear catastrophe, hundreds of ...

Nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, scientists have discovered a form of life that's thriving on the radiation that's been left behind. A strange black fungus called ...

In the radioactive soils of Chernobyl, microscopic worms are rewriting the rules of biology. A remarkable discovery has revealed that some of these creatures are extraordinarily resistant to radiation ...

Blue dogs have been spotted prowling around Chernobyl like some kind of mutant, radioactive super-canines. But what actually caused their bright blue colouring? Dr Jennifer Betz and her team from the ...

According to head of the Atominfo research center Alexander Uvarov, forest fires that periodically occurred in the Ukrainian segment of the Chernobyl exclusion zone may have more significant radiation ...

Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some cases, they carry higher ...

Another Russian hit — or even a powerful nearby strike — could see the inner radiation shell collapse, the plant director says Author of the article: You can save this article by registering for free ...

A branch of a well-known charity, which provides relief to children in Ukraine and Belarus, is closing after over twenty years. Chris Broome started the Bonsall and Derbyshire Dales branch of ...

Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland told to ‘emphasise that the food chain was safeguarded in 1986’ ...