The stray dogs that roam the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have become unlikely protagonists in a scientific debate about how life ...

In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactors, something unexpected has taken root. Thick black mats of mold are thriving where radiation levels would shred human DNA, turning abandoned nuclear sites ...

Inside an abandoned control room at Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear power plant, a worker in an orange hard hat gazed at a grey wall of seemingly endless dials, screens and gauges that were supposed to ...

The director of the Chernobyl nuclear power station is warning that damage from a Russian strike could cause the plant’s internal radiation shelter to collapse, raising fears about renewed radioactive ...

The shelter has 300 holes in it after a Russian drone attack struck in February A PROTECTIVE dome which stops radiation leaking from Chernobyl could collapse after it was hit by a Russian drone. The ...

A Russian strike could collapse the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine, the plant's director has warned. Kyiv has accused Russia of repeatedly ...

Unlike tourist-packed destinations, there are places so perilous that only a few dare to visit. The dangers come from violent conflicts, organized crime, natural disasters, or forces we still don’t ...

Fears are mounting after a $2billion (£1.5bn) dome built over the remains of the Chernobyl disaster cracked following a Russian drone strike. The New Safe Confinement (NSC) in Ukraine was built over ...

The dome built over the remains of the Chernobyl disaster has been damaged, raising fears it may no longer be able to contain radioactive material. Officially known as the New Safe Confinement (NSC), ...

A multibillion-dollar dome built around the site of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear meltdown was badly damaged last year after a Russian drone strike blew a hole in it, sparking a fire and plenty of alarm.

In a nutshell: A massive containment structure meant to keep the Chernobyl ruins stable for decades may now be critically compromised. New IAEA inspections point to war-related damage that could ...