Forty years ago, a reactor taught the world what arrogance and opacity can do to atoms under pressure. Forty years on, the ...

Forty years ago, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded releasing a radioactive cloud across Europe and ...

The Chernobyl disaster alerted Soviet leaders to the need for a better “safety culture” within its nuclear program—but the ...

Russian drone strike damages Chernobyl arc. Ceasefire by April 30, 2026 at 0.1% YES; by May 31, 2026 at 6.1% YES.

A school was the first place to accurately monitor radiation reaching the UK after the disaster, a former teacher says.

Years after the accident, more than 200,000 additional people were resettled into less-contaminated areas in nearby regions.

Ideas have been floated for how the contaminated zone could bring economic benefits to Ukraine. But for the foreseeable ...

The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear ...

Chernobyl's past and present collide as residents and workers reflect on the 1986 disaster and Russia's recent invasion.

"Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds." ...

Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia have killed at least 16 people. The attacks on Sunday coincided ...

Forty years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials are grappling with the impact of a 2025 Russian drone strike that ...