On April 26, 1986, Reactor No. 4 at the Chernobyl power plant experienced a sudden power surge, which led to a series of explosions. The ensuing fire and release of radioactive materials resulted in ...

The steel shell that encloses the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster was built to endure for a century. But war was a ...

Apr. 2, 2025 — Scientists are working to create a new light-activated 'smart' bomb to treat aggressive breast cancer. The new light-sensitive chemicals called cyanine-carborane salts are used in ...

Initially, I thought it was just a reaction to the saltwater, but the lump was unusually large and hadn’t gone away after two ...

When a routine procedure went wrong in October 1957, a fire broke out at the Windscale nuclear power station in Cumbria, UK.

Highland News & Media editor Megan Carr has shared how a sudden thyroid cancer diagnosis changed her life forever.

No one can tell you exactly how long you will live. Doctors usually work out the outlook for a certain disease by looking at large groups of people. Primary liver cancer is less common. So survival is ...

More than 100 others at Chernobyl were diagnosed with acute radiation ... For example, your odds of getting cancer are higher.

Initially, I thought it was just a reaction to the saltwater, but the lump was unusually large and hadn’t gone away after two ...