Chernobyl’s wildlife: the real story isn’t the presence of radiation – it’s the absence of humans

They present a compelling story of radiation, mutation and survival against the odds. But the underlying science didn’t ...

Russian missiles flying near Chernobyl plant risking ‘major accident’ 40 years after nuclear catastrophe, Ukraine says

RUSSIAN missiles flying near to the Chernobyl nuclear plant are risking a “major accident”, Ukraine has said. A top state ...
The Economist

Scientists are still learning from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster

The example that Chernobyl has provided of how the landscape, water dynamics and human behaviour affect radiation risk will ...

Research at Chernobyl and Fukushima shows how radioactive materials move in the environment

Radiation risk can be measured, understood and controlled in ways that keep people safe, including from contaminated foods.

I was a Chernobyl ‘liquidator’ sent to clean up nuclear disaster zone 40 years ago – only a few of us are still alive

IMMEDIATELY after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of thousands of “liquidators” were sent in to clear up after the ...

Chornobyl first responder says few survive 40 years on

Petro Hurin says his health has never been the same since he was sent 40 years ago to clear the Chornobyl site ​in the wake ...
Nature

Forty years after Chornobyl, more nuclear disasters are inevitable — plan for them

Nuclear-weapons risks are back — and we need to act like it A test of reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in ...

40 years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near ...

Chernobyl’s radioactive landscape is a testament to nature’s resilience and survival spirit

Four decades on, Chernobyl — which is transliterated as “Chornobyl” in Ukraine — remains too dangerous for humans. But the ...
Devdiscourse

The Wild Horses of Chernobyl: Nature's Resilient Return

The Chernobyl exclusion zone, once a human evacuation area due to the 1986 nuclear disaster, now hosts a thriving ecosystem ...

Air Strikes Near Iran Nuclear Sites Pose Major Health Risks, Warns WHO

The WHO has specifically highlighted the dangers of a potential CBRN event. This refers to incidents involving Chemical, ...