Descendants of the dogs exposed to powerful blasts of radiation from the Soviet Chernobyl plant meltdown in 1986 might hold the key to what’s needed to survive a nuclear blast. Scientists are ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: The Soviet Duga radar system, designed to detect missile launches from geopolitical rivals, disrupted global communication for years. The massive ...

Nearly four decades on, Chernobyl still doesn’t behave like other historical sites. The buildings are standing. The schools still have desks in them. The forests are quiet in a way that gets under ...

In April 1986, the cause of a catastrophic explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is mysteriously shrouded in a veil of secrecy; now, experts examine declassified documents to uncover the true ...

Under the cover of darkness, an outlaw tour guide is leading an illegal trip through one of the most dangerous, radioactive places on earth. The Ukrainian city, which was left deserted after the 1986 ...

Scientists are reporting discovery of the biological secrets that enable plants growing near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to adapt and flourish in highly radioactive soil — legacy of the 1986 ...

On this date 35 years ago, the world’s worst nuclear disaster befell Chernobyl and the now-ghost town of Pripyat. Over three decades later, Fox Nation's 'Destination: Chernobyl' revisits the site, ...

(The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.) Although the accident occurred north of Kyiv, Ukraine, near the border with Belarus, ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) is primarily famous for the now-destroyed reactor that held the world on ...