In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray ...

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of fields. The explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat ...

Congenital heart defects (CHD) are common among these children. Below, 4-year-old Rostislav gets a checkup before undergoing open-heart surgery to correct two holes and a faulty valve in his heart.

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: HBO's new miniseries, "Chernobyl," recounts the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine. It's a dramatization, so while many events depicted in the show ...

Chernobyl is an area that has been deemed unsuitable ... Even if the animals are not showing any signs of being ill, there could be defects being passed on to future generations.

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has given approval for the commissioning of the Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and Solid Waste Processing Plant at the Chernobyl nuclear power ...

The scientific debate is ongoing over whether congenital birth defects can be linked to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster that happened 30 years ago this month. Physicians in the ...