When the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had a meltdown, it was a terrifying event for people around the world. As one of the ...

On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster in history occurred after a botched safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine in what was then the Soviet Union. The accident caused ...

In the shadow of Reactor 4, where the 1986 Chernobyl explosion unleashed history's worst nuclear catastrophe, hundreds of ...

Dr. Jennifer Betz, medical director for the Dogs of Chernobyl program, said there is a "0% chance that the blue color is related to radiation." In late 2025, social media users began sharing images ...

“One of the atomic reactors has been damaged,” a Radio Moscow broadcast announced about the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 28, 1986—nearly three days after the accident. “Measures are being ...

Editor’s note: This is a developing story. For full Bulletin coverage of the Ukraine crisis, click here. Yesterday, Russian forces seized control of the defunct Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, the ...

Guides say the fires destroyed 30% to 40% of local sites inside Exclusion Zone. Local guides who offer tours of Chernobyl are counting the cost following huge wildfires that this month ravaged the ...

LONDON (AP) — A book about the causes and consequences of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has won Britain's leading nonfiction literary award. Serhii Plokhy was awarded the 30,000-pound ($39,000) ...

MINSK, 23 April (BelTA) - Belarus has retained its authorship and leadership in promoting international cooperation on minimizing the Chernobyl aftermath, Belarusian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs ...