Some 5,000 people who were children and adolescents at the time of the world's worst-ever civil nuclear accident at Chernobyl, Ukraine, have so far been diagnosed with thyroid cancer, and there ...

The meltdown at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant occurred in the small hours of April 26, 1986 MOSCOW, April 26. /TASS/. More than 1.7 million people, living in Russia, have ...

Chernobyl-affected regions are gradually returning to the path of sustainable development and increasing their contribution to the economy, First Deputy Economy Minister Andrei Kartun said.

In the wake of the 33 year anniversary of the horrific Chernobyl disaster, Stylist’s Megan Murray looks into the story of some of the children who live in the nearby country of Belarus, and how ...

Of all the places destroyed by nuclear disasters, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion is one of the worst. Today, Chernobyl and the exclusion zone are considered one of the most ...

In episode four of the HBO miniseries "Chernobyl," Soviet officials assess the damage of a 1986 power-plant explosion, which released plumes of radioactive material into the air. The roof of the ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has made note of the efforts made by Russia, Belarus and Ukraine in reviving the territories affected by the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, his statement was ...

The area, which still remains out of bounds for humans, is home to tiny species of insects/worms that keep attracting scientists. Not only that, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) has become an animal ...

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The president’s halt of foreign aid upended two U.S. programs that help the International Atomic Energy Agency find clues about Iran’s drive to build atomic bombs. By William J. Broad In 2003 ...