The protective shield built around the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine can no longer do its job to confine ...

Temporary repairs are planned in 2026 to pave the way for permanent restoration, the United Nations agency said.

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost ...

A protective shield covering the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine can no longer provide its main containment function ...

Ukraine said in February a Russian drone had struck the protective shelter housing the nuclear reactor at Chernobyl, the site ...

In 2018, researchers even sent one of the Chernobyl molds, a strain dubbed Cladosporium sphaerospermum, to the International ...

The dome around the Chernobyl site "had lost its primary safety functions, including the confinement capability" after a ...

A steel structure in Chernobyl is no longer blocking radiation following major destruction from a Russian attack.

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels ...

A GIANT dome at the Chornobyl nuclear plant that was built to contain radiation is no longer functioning after a drone attack ...

Stray dogs hang out near an abandoned, partially-completed cooling tower at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.Sean Gallup/Getty Images Dogs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are "genetically ...