A fungus at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has adapted ... have observed growing on the walls of the Number 4 reactor, which triggered the explosion and fire that destroyed the ...

CHERNOBYL has transformed ... hours to test the turbine but the reactor overheated and generated a blast - the equivalent of 500 nuclear bombs. The reactor's roof was blown off and a plume of ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study ...

This publication provides technical and scientific information regarding the radiation monitoring, radio-ecological research and management of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant cooling pond. It ...

Within the desolate landscape surrounding the infamous Chernobyl nuclear disaster site ... led to an uncontrollable power surge. Reactor 4 exploded, releasing enormous quantities of radioactive ...

Dogs near the Chernobyl site have developed a 'super power' after living so close to the disaster zone. On 28 April 1986, the flawed Number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine ...

“We’re keeping calm for the time being,” Mr Heiko told his colleague, even though there were no guidelines for what employees at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant should do in the event of wa ...

In 1986, a meltdown at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant caused the the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. Eastern tree frogs living near the site in ...

Scientists recently discovered mutant black tree frogs in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion ... the chain reaction in the core of the nuclear power plant’s reactor Unit 4 went out of control ...

In 1986, a meltdown at Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant caused the the largest release of radioactive material into the environment in human history. Eastern tree frogs living near the site in ...