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 ...

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 ...

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 left behind a legacy of devastation, not least of which includes what is now considered the deadliest object on Earth: the Elephant’s Foot. This ominous mass of ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ).

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 ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

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 ...