A large area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was vacated as a result of the accident that shocked the world in 1986 was called the "exclusion zone". At that time, Chernobyl and its ...

A Brief History Nuclear power has had its share of ups and downs since its inception. The idea of harnessing the energy from ...

It’s getting hotter — and more expensive to stay cool — in the island nation. Will it become the first in Southeast Asia to ...

Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to a new study. The study ...

Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising story.

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.

In the popular imagination, nuclear power plants conjure fears of catastrophic explosions and radiation leaks, such as the ...

With increased energy requirements comes increased fossil fuel usage. This is where nuclear energy comes into the picture. Both forms of energy generate waste. A nuclear power plant generates nuclear ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 was ... zone and preventing a second explosion from happening inside the nuclear power plant itself.