In episode four of the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl," Soviet officials assess the damage of a 1986 power-plant explosion, which released plumes of radioactive material into the air. The roof of the ...

the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986, after years of heightened fears of nuclear war between the Soviet Union and the United States, was the stuff of nightmares. It sent a plume of radioactive ...

Pictured is the spread of the radioactive plume after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986. Most countries have a series of government-run stations set up to monitor atmospheric radiation, as a general ...

There are other sources of radioactive waste, too, including fuel assemblies from reactors 1 to 3 of Chernobyl, the last of which stopped working in 2000. Various sites for waste disposal are ...

The genetic differences between the dogs near the Chernobyl plant and those just 10 miles (16.09 km) away in Chernobyl city suggest that radiation exposure is having a profound effect.

Researchers studied the songbirds of Chernobyl and uncovered the surprising impact that radiation has had on their diets and gut microbiomes. Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä ...

Business Insider recently visited the restricted Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, which encompasses the devastated nuclear power station and the highly radioactive ghost town nearby. It was just after ...

Chernobyl, though, will forever be associated ... severely due to the way the winds were blowing, dragging the radiation plume northwest. The effects still ravage many towns and cities in Belarus ...

LVIV, Ukraine--Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog saw ...

They'll also be screened twice for radiation after their tour, which only lasts five minutes to limit exposure. Ukraine is boosting Chernobyl's reputation as a tourist attraction The control room ...

Here is everything to know about the riveting historical drama. 13 Homeless, Radiation-Safe Puppies Born in Chernobyl Rescued and Now Available for Adoption in U.S. The title of the mini-series ...