A recent drone attack on Chernobyl is a reminder of the nuclear threat remaining there. One wrong move could trigger a ...

A first phase of demolition is about to start on the derelict Clune Park estate in Port Glasgow ...

Comparisons have often been made with the Ukrainian city of Pripyat, abandoned after the 1986 explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear plant led to a huge radiation leak. Beyond superficial appearances ...

Only two events have earned the top tanking of seven - the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl and the 2011 disaster at Fukishima.

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 ...

This abandoned schoolroom in the zone was photographed in 2021. For people of a certain age, the explosion at Chernobyl in 1986, after years of heightened fears of nuclear war between the Soviet ...

This is a nova explosion." Most novas have been seen erupting once, but a rare few have been observed to explode multiple times. These are known as recurrent novas, with intervals between ...