Thirty-nine years ago, a series of traumatic events in everyday life filled the country with fear. But thanks to the ...

Vladimir Putin is believed to be preparing to fire a frightening test of his nuclear-powered "Flying Chernobyl" super weapon. An influx of aircraft gathering in the Arctic has sparked concerns that ...

On contaminated land that is too dangerous for human life, the world’s wildest horses roam free. Across the Chernobyl exclusion zone, Przewalski’s horses — stocky, sand-colored and almost toy-like in ...

A nuclear engineer reacts to That Chernobyl Guy and explores what could happen if someone tried to destroy the infamous ...

It’s a blast from the past. Eerie photos of the infamous nuclear Chernobyl site show the abandoned Ukrainian power plant frozen in time — with a control panel still lit up ahead of the 40th ...

Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation and the long-term consequences of the world’s worst nuclear accident. In ...

Ukrainian officials on Sunday said a Russian drone struck a nuclear fuel facility near Chernobyl, the site of the 20th century’s biggest nuclear disaster. The facility was hit by a Shahed drone, ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four decades later, however, there’s a revival around the world, a trend that ...

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 ...

As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured the public's angst and imagination quite like Chernobyl. In the intervening years, Chernobyl has ...