If a major disaster like Fukushima or Chernobyl ever happens again, the world would know almost straight away, thanks to an array of government and DIY radiation-monitoring programs running globally.

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?

Amid the fractured concrete and lingering radiation of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a microscopic lifeform has taken ...

Nuclear power “could arguably increase proliferation risk by at least a little,” Touran said. But he doesn’t think it’s a huge issue, “because if you really want nuclear weapons, it’s a lot easier to ...

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Fans of the Netflix series Death by Lightning will enjoy historical dramas like HBO's The Gilded Age, ITV's Downton Abbey, and BBC's Peaky Blinders.

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

Chernobyl’s protective shield built disaster can no longer contain radioactive material from the 1986 disaster after being ...

The site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster remains damaged, but so far, radiation levels outside the plant have not ...

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

U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro confirms NBC News reporting that the man who has been charged with planting pipe bombs around ...

Most urgently: In 2020, 40% of med students borrowed more than the incoming $50,000 cap in a single year, and 14% exceeded the new lifetime limit of $200,000. These caps will hit low-income students ...