The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the ...

The frogs’ adaptation is similar to adaptations made by humans in high-radiation regions, pointing to an underlying resilience in life itself.

Ever since the nuclear disaster of 1986, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become an animal haven of sorts. These rare horses ...

When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

They found an average of 2.65 clustered de novo mutations (cDNMs) per child, compared to 0.88 cDNMs in children of unexposed ...

CHILDREN of the Chernobyl “liquidators” who risked it all to clean up the toxic mess are now suffering the consequences, researchers revealed. Almost 40 years since the ...

Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, scientists have identified subtle genetic mutation clusters in the children of exposed fathers. By focusing on radiation-specific mutation ...

For decades, animals have survived inside the Chernobyl exclusion zone. But recently, something unusual has drawn attention.

EXCLUSIVE: CNN and Nat Geo are teaming up for their latest international series, Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown. The CNN ...

Much like HBO's Chernobyl, Netflix's Lead Children brings the immediate devastation and haunting damage from disasters into ...

As 2026 marks the 40th anniversary of Chernobyl, commemorating it as a historical aberration allows Europe to move on without ...