Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot is one of the most radioactive objects on Earth. Just five minutes near it can be fatal, making it a chilling reminder of nuclear disaster.

The footage of the incredibly dangerous 'Elephant's Foot' in the ruins of Chernobyl is really rather scary since you know ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

The most famous image of the Elephant’s Foot was taken in 1996 by Artur Korneyev (sometimes translated as Korneev), a ...

Dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant aren’t radioactive mutants—but their genetic differences reveal a surprising story.

A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...

“Most people think of the Chernobyl nuclear accident as a radiological disaster ... the ghost town of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (AFP via Getty) Scientists have been studying ...

Researchers collected soil and ash after the 2020 wildfires in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Chemical tests suggested that ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 was a pivotal moment ... attempt to drain the steam suppression pools beneath the fourth reactor building. The following games let you step into the shoes ...

In the popular imagination, nuclear power plants conjure fears of catastrophic explosions and radiation leaks, such as the Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine in 1986. In reality, hundreds of reactors ...