Standing in the middle of Chernobyl sounds like something from a nightmare. The abandoned buildings, empty streets, and ...

Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE PHOTO - A view shows the destroyed Reactor Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant following the catastrophic explosion. ...

35 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, parts of Chernobyl are still too radioactive for people to go to.

When the Chernobyl power plant explosion scattered ionizing radiation all over Europe, the damage it dealt lasted much longer ...

As we learned from Chernobyl, nuclear power plant catastrophes are not just local events. The safety and security of nuclear power plants should concern us all. Dr. Daniel Hryhorczuk is an emeritus ...

In April 1986, the world changed forever when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster unfolded in what was then the Soviet Union. What began as a late-night safety test at Reactor No. 4 quickly turned into the ...

AFP journalists Genya Savilov and Maryke Vermaak visited Chernobyl for the 40th anniversary of the 1986 disaster. In February 2025, a Russian drone strike damaged its protective shield. Agence ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year ...