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

Researchers at the University of Stirling have found that animals in lakes closest to the Chernobyl nuclear reactor have more genetic mutations than those from further away, giving new insight into ...

Chernobyl, which is currently a town in the north of Ukraine, is infamous for the largest nuclear disaster in history when the town's nuclear power plant suffered a meltdown on April 26, 1986. A ...

MINSK, 23 April (BelTA) - Belarus has retained its authorship and leadership in promoting international cooperation on minimizing the Chernobyl aftermath, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs ...

Russian troops who seized Chernobyl will soon suffer the effects of radiation exposure after digging trenches in the nuclear zone, the head of the State Agency of Ukraine on Exclusion Zone Management ...

After the disaster at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, local residents were forced to permanently evacuate, leaving behind their homes and, in some cases, their pets. Concerned ...

MINSK, 20 April (BelTA) – Belarus has spent and continues spending a lot on alleviating consequences of the accident at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Tatiana Dekhterenok, Head of the Central ...

Before Fukushima, the most notorious large-scale nuclear accident the world had seen was Chernobyl in 1986. The fallout from Chernobyl covered vast areas in the Northern Hemisphere, especially in ...

Tony Blair’s think tank has warned the development of nuclear power is suffering from an unjustified perception of risk in the wake of two major disasters, urging the UK to take advantage of a “new ...

Use left and right arrow keys to seek audio. HBO has released a new trailer revealing an upcoming documentary titled "Chernobyl: The Lost Tapes." The Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred at the ...