Background radiation levels in the Chernobyl area vary widely by location. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Following is a transcript of the video. Narrator: HBO's new miniseries, "Chernobyl," recounts the 1986 nuclear disaster in Ukraine. It's a dramatization, so while many events depicted in the show ...

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.

Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and which scientists are studying to unlock applications in a wide range of fields. The explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat ...

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray ...

However, Chernobyl’s situation has changed a lot ... exclusion zone now maintain radiation levels that are comparable to background or ‘natural’ radiation levels in many places in the ...

The State Nuclear Regulatory Inspectorate of Ukraine has given approval for the commissioning of the Solid Waste Retrieval Facility and Solid Waste Processing Plant at the Chernobyl nuclear power ...

Two major objectives were to reach agreement on established scientific facts and to clarify their interpretation in order to promote comprehension of the consequences of the Chernobyl accident and to ...

This report was prepared after the Post-Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Accident, Vienna, 25–29 August 1986. A team of Soviet experts who presented a report on the accident at the Chernobyl ...

Researchers studied the songbirds of Chernobyl and uncovered the surprising ... “These results create an interesting ...