In April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear accident devastated the Soviet Union and shocked the world. But are we now seeing a nuclear renaissance? And is that good news for the climate? Show more In 1986, ...

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Children are still being born with severe birth defects and rare types of cancer in areas near to Chernobyl, according to a British charity, three decades on from the world's worst civil nuclear ...

Scientists talk about mutations of organisms. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the terrible events at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Contrary to the expectations of many people, the area around ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays? In May 1997, Nelli Zhdanova entered one ...

The road is closed, as are all the shops and restaurants. "Please don't gather here," a police officer, megaphone in hand, tells pedestrians. The air is full of suspense. The Chernobyl anniversary is ...

Chernobyl 1986 A nuclear reactor exploded spewing out massive quantities of radiation into the atmosphere Within days the pollution had spread across Europe Living on land contaminated with ...

MoldovAnn will be on BBC Radio tomorrow, reading from one of her posts on a trip to the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone. Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media ...

The UN’s nuclear watchdog has opened an investigation into claims that Russian soldiers occupying the abandoned Chernobyl power plant left the site after receiving high doses of radiation. Ukraine ...