A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.

Wolves living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone show genetic and immune-system signals that researchers say may be linked ...

Chernobyl was one of the worst human-caused disasters in history, a stunning example of what can happen when you combine arrogance, dangerous technology, and international politics. But the true story ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see ...

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 dogs ...

On the morning of April 26, 1986, a reactor in a nuclear power plant in what’s now northern Ukraine exploded and burned—triggering what would become history’s deadliest nuclear accident. The hellish ...