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

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

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

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

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

While engineers scramble to patch drone damage at Chernobyl, Ukraine’s president holds ‘substantive’ talks with US envoys.

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield ...

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