Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again and again. Chernobyl is one of them. On April 26, 1986, at 1:23am, Reactor ...

The explosion at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 1986, changed the lives of thousands of Soviet citizens. The plant was located 20 kilometres ...

Last week marked exactly forty years since Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant detonated at 1:23 a.m. on 26 April 1986, scattering radioactive caesium across Europe and permanently ...

Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago. The ...

Russia’s invasion deepens the saga of Ukraine’s Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. A woman who fled war and ended up there says, “We overcame radiation. We will overcome Russia, too.” ...

People streamed into the central square of a Ukrainian city in the early hours of Sunday, placing candles on a large radiation hazard symbol laid out on the ground as a midnight commemoration began ...

SLAVUTYCH, Ukraine — People streamed into the central square of Slavutych in the early hours of Sunday, placing candles on a large radiation hazard symbol laid out on the ground as a midnight ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A German security guard checks for radiation after the Chernobyl accident in April 1986. Patrick Piel/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images ...

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

EXCLUSIVE: On the 40th anniversary of the nuclear disaster, an expert says contaminated land is not as dangerous as you might think.

Science allowed us to understand the Chernobyl explosion - uncovering the layers of negligence and misinformation was much harder. Photo: Getty On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl ...