Four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, something weird—but wonderful—is happening inside the Chernobyl ...

From cosmic rays to CT scans, radiation surrounds us but not all exposure is dangerous. Here’s how to separate fact from fear ...

But through DNA, they could readily identify dogs living in areas of high, low and medium levels of radiation exposure. “That was a huge milestone for us,” said Ostrander.

T he Chernobyl disaster happened on April 26, 1986. The city of Pripyat was evacuated, but animals remained in the area. Over ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure.

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a place where radiation levels remain dangerously high decades after the 1986 nuclear disaster, scientists have discovered an organism defying the odds. A black fungus ...

Chernobyl dogs do show ‘dramatic’ genetic differences – but not because of radiation - New study has implications for our understanding of nuclear radiation exposure effects on populations.

A recent study reveals that current radiation levels in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone are not significantly impacting the age, stress levels, or aging rate of local wildlife, particularly the ...

Congress has reinstated the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, providing financial support for those affected by nuclear ...

Employees of the Chernobyl nuclear plant say Russian soldiers showed signs of radiation poisoning during their occupation. They say some developed huge blisters and were vomiting after ignoring ...

Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, according to a new study. The study, published ...