FORTY years on from the greatest nuclear disaster in history, a 1,000 square mile patch of land is still sealed off from the ...

A catastrophe occurred at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant 40 years ago, on 26 April 1986. Its consequences have affected ...

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Explore 25 Abandoned Places With Shocking Histories, from Chernobyl's ghost city to cursed forts and haunted forests. Uncover the dramatic stories behind t ...

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, the effects of the world’s worst nuclear accident are still being felt.

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Can we ever really understand Chernobyl? These five shows and videogames give a pretty good glimpse of what the disaster entailed.

Forty years ago, in April 1986, there was an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was the worst nuclear ...

In February 2025, a cheap Russian drone tore through Chornobyl’s confinement shelter. Workers warn the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident is not safe yet ...