The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at the power station, near Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, ran a test on reactor number four to simulate shutting it ...

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their children.

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray dogs ...

Parents who were exposed to radiation from the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster did not pass genetic changes caused by radiation exposure on to their children, a new study has found. The 1986 ...

Nearly four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl remains one of the most mysterious places on Earth. The abandoned cities, empty schools, and silent forests have turned the ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster released massive radiation and affected millions. Dozens died immediately, with thousands more linked to long-term effects. The area remains restricted as cleanup continues ...

Exactly 40 years ago today, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant was destroyed in the worst nuclear disaster the world has ever seen. A combination of poor planning and ...

KIEV (Reuters) - Unlike the nuclear crisis in Japan which was caused by a natural disaster, the explosion and fire at the Chernobyl power plant on April 26, 1986 ...

Olena Maruzhenko remembers her mother sobbing when Soviet police told them to evacuate their home in the village of Korogod in northern Ukraine. Just 12km away, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear ...

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