Chernobyl’s ghostly Red Forest, one of the most radioactive sites on the planet, has been mapped by specially-equipped drones to measure the extent of its contamination. Researchers from the UK ...

Chernobyl’s ghostly Red Forest, one of the most radioactive sites on the planet, has been mapped by specially-equipped drones to measure the extent of its contamination.

Wildfires are common in the so-called Zone of Alienation around the abandoned Chernobyl plant. A larger-than-typical fire is stirring up radiation, though levels remain normal in Kyiv, the ...

Ukraine has accused Vladimir Putin of putting the whole of Europe in danger, as it warned damage to the Chernobyl nuclear power by Russian troops could cause radiation leaks.

Radiation levels near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster have spiked as firefighters battle to contain two forest fires in the area.

Wildfires around Chernobyl have been reported by Ukraine's Center for Strategic Communications and Information Security, with authorities saying there are concerns radiation in smoke could spread.

Scientist believe that black frogs were protected by radiation thanks to the melanin in their skin, giving hope that the area may be viable once more.

The area around the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine briefly saw a spike in radiation levels as forest fires ripped through the region this weekend, according to officials.

Radiation levels skyrocketed near the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine as fires tore through the disaster area, officials said.

For Chernobyl alone, the country requires $758 million to build a new sarcophagus around the destroyed reactor to hold in deadly radiation; the shell constructed after the accident is leaking and ...

Firefighters tackle forest fires near Chernobyl that caused radiation levels to rise Authorities said radiation levels in Kyiv and its surroundings were normal.

VINNYTSIA, Ukraine — Firefighters have struggled to control wildfires burning through radioactive forest in the abandoned territory around the Chernobyl nuclear plant, where radiation levels are ...