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

35 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, parts of Chernobyl are still too radioactive for people to go to.

A nuclear engineer reacts to The Infographics Show's breakdown of the Chernobyl disaster emergency response, examining what ...

A rare camera-trap study logged the effects of armed conflict on wild animals in real time. By Emily Anthes The radioactive ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The devastation caused by the 1986 Ukraine Nuclear disaster was wide-ranging and long-lasting. In the ...

See more of our coverage in your search results. Add The New York Post on Google KYIV, Ukraine — Strikes across Ukraine, Russian-occupied territory and Russia killed at least 16 people, authorities ...

In April 1986, the world changed forever when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster unfolded in what was then the Soviet Union. What began as a late-night safety test at Reactor No. 4 quickly turned into the ...

LONDON — More than three decades after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, cows far from the accident site still produce milk with dangerous levels of radiation, children still drink it and 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 ...

CHERNOBYL, Ukrainian SSR (WCSC) — Sunday marks 40 years since the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the town of Pripyat in Ukraine. In 1986, an explosion and fire at the power plant ...

The reactors at the Chernobyl and ZNPP stations differ in design and levels of containment. Yet as we learned from the nuclear accident in 2011 at Fukushima, Japan, precipitated by an earthquake and ...