Four decades after Chernobyl, something weird is happening inside the Exclusion Zone: the dogs that roam the radioactive area ...

From cosmic rays to CT scans, radiation surrounds us but not all exposure is dangerous. Here’s how to separate fact from fear ...

Frogs living in Chernobyl have been subjected to radioactive materials that still persist around the area. You would think the exposure would have negative effects on them, but the radiation ...

Mutant wolves who roam the human-free Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have developed cancer-resilient genomes that could be key to helping humans fight the deadly disease, according to a study.

Greenpeace is investigating radiation levels at Chernobyl after 600 Russian soldiers were deployed there.

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a place where radiation levels remain dangerously high decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster, scientists have discovered an organism defying the odds. A black fungus ...

Evolution. In April 1986, Chernobyl was the scene of a major nuclear reactor disaster that released the largest amount of nuclear radiation into the environment in history.

Congress has reinstated the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, providing financial support for those affected by nuclear testing fallout across a now-expanded region.

In Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs, Scientists Look for Genetic Effects of Radiation A new study is the first step in an effort to understand how exposure to chronic, low-level radiation has affected the ...

A recent study reveals that current radiation levels in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone are not significantly impacting the age, stress levels, or aging rate of local wildlife, particularly the ...

Chernobyl's dogs stuck around after the nuclear disaster. Scientists are examining their genetics for long-term effects of radiation exposure.

On April 26, 1896, the industrial city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine was changed forever. Located just 16.5 km from the city ...