The April 1986 disaster at Chernobyl’s nuclear powerstation is remembered as one of the darkest moments of Ukrainian history, but it is also inspiring expressions of art, folklore, poetry and humor.

On April 26, 1896, the industrial city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine was changed forever. Located just 16.5 km from the city was the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. On the fateful day, Reactor No. 4 ...

A large area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was vacated as a result of the accident that shocked the world in 1986 was called the "exclusion zone". At that time, Chernobyl and its ...

In eastern Nepal’s Taplejung district, Forest Guardians like Surya Bhattarai are on the frontlines of red panda conservation — monitoring habitat, deterring poaching and gathering scientific ...

But there's something deeper. An attack on the site would have resulted in a Chernobyl-like nuclear disaster. But more significant could be the presence of Russians working in the facility.

<p>Major Leonid Telyatnikov, one of the first firefighters at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster and head of the Chernobyl fire brigade, hugs his wife Larisa in the hospital grounds where ...

Three Mile Island Accident in Pennsylvania Three Mile Island sits on the Susquehanna River near Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. On ...