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来自MSN20 天
Why Chernobyl’s elephant’s foot still raises alarms decades later
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 ...
Indiatimes20 天
Why Chernobyl’s elephant’s foot still raises alarms decades later
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 ...
Ars Technica4 年
Children of Chernobyl cleanup crew don’t have excess mutations
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 Sun6 年
Chernobyl’s terrifying ‘Elephant’s Foot’ radioactive waste is still a death ...
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 ...
IFLScience4月
Chernobyl's "Elephant's Foot" Was So Tough, Kalashnikovs Were Used To Chip Off ... - IFLScience
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 ...
TweakTown3 年
Genetic mutations resulting from Chernobyl examined in new study - TweakTown
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 ...
Forbes4 年
Chernobyl’s Reactor Meltdown Formed Earth’s Most Dangerous Lava
The Elephant’s Foot is formed by 11 tons of a very unique variety of lava named Corium, after its origin from molten core debris. Corium behaves much like lava, but is about twice as hot as ...
Business Today4月
‘The photo that killed him’: Just five minutes near this lethal object in Chernobyl can ...
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.
National Geographic news2 年
Chernobyl Wolves Could Be Spreading Mutations into Europe
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 ...
Smithsonian Magazine4 年
Chernobyl Survivors Do Not Pass Excess Mutations on to Their Children After All
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 Fader2 年
Watch The Scary Jokes’ “Elephant Foot” video, a dystopian tale of device dependence
The Elephant’s Foot is this giant mass of radioactive material in the deepest trenches of Chernobyl. It’s such a creepy, real-world thing that exists — this hidden, deadly, singular object.