Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot is one of the most radioactive objects on Earth. Just five minutes near it can be fatal, making it a chilling reminder of nuclear disaster.

This is no ordinary industrial debris – it’s a relic from the heart of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, humming with radiation at levels beyond comprehension. Dubbed the Elephant’s Foot ...

Even now, researchers are still studying the aftereffects of the Chernobyl explosion and how the Elephant's Foot formed. When ...

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.