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

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 ...

U.S. Route 550 may be one of the most beautiful—and perilous—roads in the country.

After Chernobyl’s catastrophic explosion, 600,000 men were sent in to contain the unthinkable disaster. Their sacrifice and bravery remain untold. Starliner saga: See photos of astronauts ...

It was Britain's worst nuclear disaster, but it is likely you have never heard of it. Unlike Chernobyl in Ukraine, Windscale ...

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 ...

Ukraine war latest: US envoy meets Putin - as Trump tells Russia to 'get moving' on peace deal The UK has accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet on a Ukraine ceasefire at a meeting of allies ...

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 ...

The UK has accused Vladimir Putin of dragging his feet on a Ukraine ceasefire at a meeting of allies - at which more than £18bn in aid was pledged to Kyiv. Meanwhile, Donald Trump's envoy has ...

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

In the aftermath, Pripyat was evacuated just a day after the explosion, turning it into a ghost town almost instantly. This tragic history remains palpable in the stillness of the streets, where ...