When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas ...

After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the surrounding region became one of the most radioactive places on Earth. Humans left—but wildlife stayed. Scientists have since documented deformities, genetic ...

Fresh DNA sequencing from 302 strays exposes 390 unique genes near the plant, challenging everything we thought about ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster took place in the former Soviet Union (now Ukraine), CNN is revisiting the tragedy in an ...

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

Intensifying conflict in Middle East can devastate the region. The conflict has potential to nuclear incident and in that ...

Wolves living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone show genetic and immune-system signals that researchers say may be linked ...

To say that “No one died from radiation at Fukushima” or “There have been no deaths or cases of radiation sickness from the ...

Trump has issued 48-hr ultimatum to Iran, threatening to "obliterate" its power plants if Strait of Hormuz is not reopened: ...

Mark Wahlberg's true-story disaster epic Deepwater Horizon tanked at the box office, but it's redeeming itself on streaming a ...

Nuclear accidents have become opportunities to strengthen and improve nuclear safety – while conveniently forgetting the ...

Experts warn that any attack on nuclear sites could lead to catastrophic consequences similar to the Chernobyl disaster.