35 years after the worst nuclear disaster in history, parts of Chernobyl are still too radioactive for people to go to.

“One of the atomic reactors has been damaged,” a Radio Moscow broadcast announced about the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant on April 28, 1986—nearly three days after the accident. “Measures are being ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. HBO has released the first full-length trailer for its upcoming five-part miniseries about the 1986 Chernobyl disaster.Jared ...

Thirty-seven years ago, on April 26 1986, the reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant suffered a catastrophic meltdown. In the weeks that followed, the deadly event drove hundreds of thousands of ...

Following the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown — the world's worst nuclear accident — authorities cordoned off the most contaminated areas around the Ukrainian power plant. That restricted land, known as the ...

Unlike the recent HBO series, the Russian-language feature film “Chernobyl 1986” explores the human toll of the power plant explosion. By Valerie Hopkins See more of our coverage in your search ...

On April 26, 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster befell the Chernobyl, Ukraine Power Plant. Unlike the 2011 Fukushima, Japan nuclear crisis, the Chernobyl ...

Eleven-year-old Genya plays the pretending game as she crams for an art school entrance exam in Chernobyl’s wake. By Elena Gorokhova Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of ...

Italy's return to nuclear power reflects a broader shift. Here's why countries are reconsidering atomic energy after Chernobyl and Fukushima despite lingering safety concerns ...

It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power plant. "Pa-pa-pa-pa-pa!" In the middle of the night, a noise from the ...

The DNA of Chernobyl cleanup workers showed mutations caused by radiation that were also evident in the genes of their children.