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

New genetic clues could reveal what the 1986 disaster left inside stray dogs.

In the new research, Dillon and team analyzed whole-genome sequence data collected from 106 dogs between 2018 and 2019, ...

Eastern tree frogs sampled near the Chernobyl exclusion zone had 43.6% darker skin than frogs from less-contaminated areas.

Jordan Dunbar travels to Chernobyl to explore events that caused the world's worst nuclear disaster and to understand what we can learn from them. A woman reflects on how Kent families helped children ...

The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power generation facility experienced an explosion and meltdown. Ironically, ...

A 2026 study found biological changes linked to radiation exposure in Chernobyl wolves, including differences in ...

Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy.

An estimated 700 dogs are stuck at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Blue dogs have been spotted at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone The dogs' fur is bright blue, per Clean Futures Fund, but the hue likely isn ...

Chernobyl, Ukraine — After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 40 years ago Sunday, more than 300,000 people fled the towns surrounding the destroyed Unit 4 reactor that spewed lethal radiation. In 2019, ...

Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured ...