The Elephant’s Foot is a symbol of this larger, far-reaching legacy. A renewed risk during wartime In 2022, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone made global headlines again, not due to a new accident ...

The bizarre sounding Elephant's Foot is a mass of highly-radioactive material formed in the wake of the 1986 nuclear disaster, which is the focus of the Sky Atlantic hit 'Chernobyl'. 4 ...

Nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the Elephant's Foot still sits underground. This radioactive mass formed from melted nuclear fuel poses ongoing risks. Scientists continue to ...

So, while Chernobyl has left a horrifying legacy, there are limits to how far the legacy is likely to spread. Science, 2021. DOI: 10.1126/science.abg2538 , 10.1126/science.abg2365 ( About DOIs ).

The ruins of Chernobyl are littered with tons of this hazardous material, but none are as legendary – or as deadly – as the Elephant’s Foot. Shortly after the disaster, it emitted around ...

A new study raises the possibility that Chernobyl's wolves could spread radiation-caused mutations to other European wolf populations. By Douglas Main July 16, 2018 ...

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.

The disastrous Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident occurred on April 26, 1986, after a flawed reactor design caused two explosions that broke Chernobyl's No. 4 Reactor. Ingmar Runge via ...

The researchers found that animals closer to the nuclear reactor in Chernobyl had more genetic mutations than those located further away. Analyzing freshwater crustaceans, Daphnia pulex, they ...

Chernobyl They called it the Elephant’s Foot - and minutes next to it could kill you. The 1986 Chernobyl disaster left behind a strangely-shaped object which would be deadly to anyone who came ...