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Surviving in a poisoned land: Chernobyl's wildlife is different, but not in the ways you might think
It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power plant.
In this 1986 photo, a Chernobyl nuclear power plant worker holding a dosimeter to measure radiation level is seen against the background of a sarcophagus under construction over the 4th destroyed ...
On the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, POWER sent a freelance photographer and correspondent to the site in Ukraine to document the massive decommissioning effort still underway—and the ...
Once classified files from East Germany reveal the extent of Soviet actions to hide the true extent of catastrophe.
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 ...
Whether you recognize that HBO's Chernobyltook liberties in its story or not, there's no denying that the historical drama is riveting, eye-opening, and beautifully presented. As with any other ...
Forty years after the accident, some residents still refuse to leave, even after Vladimir Putin’s army occupied the area in ...
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What it's like to holiday in Chernobyl - with abandoned hotels and tours requiring radiation testing
When you think of Chernobyl, it's likely the image that comes to mind will evoke a sense of fear: dystopian abandoned buildings, radioactive waste strewn haphazardly and not a soul in sight. Despite ...
As radiation spread across Europe in April 1986, so did the truth about a political system built on silence. Four decades on, RFI spoke to history and politics professor Oleg Kobtzeff about how the ...
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