After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the surrounding region became one of the most radioactive places on Earth. Humans left—but wildlife stayed. Scientists have since documented deformities, genetic ...

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Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster took place in the former Soviet Union (now Ukraine), CNN is revisiting the tragedy ...

Scientists studying gray wolf populations near the Chernobyl nuclear site made a discovery that could have implications for human cancer research.

The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not only themselves, but their children, to hidden genetic damage. The ...

Between changing risk perceptions and new equipment developed to cope with extreme hazards, these major disasters have had a profound impact on nuclear safety management.

When Oksana Masters crossed the finish line to capture her 10th Paralympic gold medal on March 6th, it was just another amazing chapter in a book filled with them.

Seeking a motive for the assassination of Kenneth Marston, an upright and much-admired English executive, investigators would ...

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A colossal Antarctic iceberg that broke off in 1986 and weighed nearly a trillion tonnes is finally disintegrating in the South Atlantic. Scientists say it will vanish completely within weeks.

Okuma is the closest town to the three nuclear reactors that melted down at the Fukushima Daiichi power plant on March 11, 2011. On that day, a 9.0-magnitude earthquake and tsunami destroyed the ...

She’s come a long way from Killarney, but Jessie Buckley’s march through Hollywood continues apace. Will the Kerrywoman be bringing home a golden statuette from the Oscars ceremony for her performance ...