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.

After the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear disaster, countless pieces of equipment and machinery were used in the cleanup and containment efforts. But what exactly happened to all that equipment ...

Ukrainian farmland abandoned after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster is again fit for agriculture, a new study reveals. In the aftermath of the nuclear accident, vast swathes of northern Ukraine ...

Victims of the Chernobyl disaster were commemorated in Minsk on 26 April. The leaders and employees of various ministries and departments laid flowers at the Chernobyl Victims and Hiroshima Peace ...

Here are nine documentaries (and one critically acclaimed series) to check out if you want to know more about the Chernobyl diaster and its fallout.

Firefighters tackling a forest fire in the Chernobyl exclusion zone (Image: State Emergency Service of Ukraine) Basing its assessment on data provided by Ukraine, the IAEA said the increase in levels ...

A recent study investigates why wild boars in Chernobyl still have high radioactivity levels, citing a variety of factors including past nuclear tests and animal's eating habits.

Russian troops got sick after digging into the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone’s heavily irradiated Red Forest. And today, some soldiers are still falling sick.

The 1986 incident, which is considered the world's worst ever nuclear disaster, contaminated vast areas of Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

Zircons formed in the hellish Chernobyl meltdown are changing how geologists understand their favourite crystals.

The 1986 nuclear accident led to distinct genetic changes in feral dogs and their descendants living in the exclusion zone, a study found.