Deep in the radiated Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in the Ukraine stands the abandoned Duga radar, a mysterious piece of Soviet Cold War technology also known as the “Russian Woodpecker.” ...

The Chernobyl accident occurred on 26 April 1986 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near the city of Pripyat. Anadolu Agency/Getty Images An events hall is seen in the abandoned city of Pripyat ...

Filmmaker Danny Cook went earlier this year to Pripyat—an abandoned city near Chernobyl, Ukraine—and captured this new amazing footage. It's the closest. Skip to content Gizmodo. Search .

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.