This dark discovery is breaking the mold. Scientists have discovered an unlikely ally in the battle to clean up Chernobyl’s radiation zones — the black mold that thrives in them. A research team found ...

A fungus that was first discovered growing in the exploded Chernobyl nuclear reactor, which appears to benefit from radioactivity, is sparking excitement among scientists and experts. The melanin-rich ...

The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl ...

For years, scientists have kept a close eye on the animals around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the hopes of learning from the one-of-a-kind accidental radiation exposure experiment currently ...

Wild images show several dogs near the Chernobyl nuclear powerplant turning blue, baffling workers taking care of them. The alarming-looking dogs — descendants of pets abandoned after the nuclear ...

Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to do its main safety function, a nuclear watchdog said. The drone strike ...

Given the totality of energy production, nuclear energy is very safe, but when things go wrong, they go very wrong as ...

In Part 3 of the Nature Comes Back - 25 Years After Chernobyl, hear more stories and learn how nature adapted to the largest nuclear accident in history. The guest panel includes Charles Bierbauer, Dr ...