In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded. Researchers are now discovering surprising things about the ...

Stray dogs living in Chernobyl have managed to survive almost four decades of deadly radiation by evolving beyond their ...

The report said that there had only been two major accidents in the “entire history of nuclear energy”: Chernobyl and the Fukushima disaster of 2011 “and the effects of these, while serious ...

The fungus, which has been found on Chernobyl's Reactor 4, has adapted to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy.

The story of about 900 Chernobyl dogs adapting to radioactive environment reveals the ongoing impact of the nuclear disaster.

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging ...

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 was a nuclear meltdown ... will help scientists understand the genetic effects of prolonged exposures to both radiation and non-radiation toxic exposures.

These worms, called nematodes, have simple genomes and a short lifespan, which enabled researchers to study their multiple ...

Tony Blair’s think tank has warned the development of nuclear power is suffering from an unjustified perception of risk in the wake of two major disasters, urging the UK to take advantage of a ...