These 20 pictures capture the aftermath of the infamous 1986 Chernobyl incident—effects that are, in some cases, still felt today.

Photographs from the first days of the Chernobyl disaster and of the aftermath years later show the response, the evacuation ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." The devastation caused by the 1986 Ukraine Nuclear disaster was wide-ranging and long-lasting. In the ...

"Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds." ...

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster, the effects of the world’s worst nuclear accident are still being felt.

Tributes have been paid to those who risked their lives tackling the aftermath of the Chernobyl accident in 1986, with a ...

The Chernobyl disaster alerted Soviet leaders to the need for a better “safety culture” within its nuclear program—but the ...

Ukrainians gathered in the city of Slavutych to remember those affected by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster 40 years ago ...

GOMEL, 9 April (BelTA) – Belarus has managed not only to survive the aftermath of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident but also to revive the affected lands, Vice Governor of Gomel Oblast Dmitry ...

The explosion at the fourth reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in northern Ukraine on April 26, 1986, changed the lives of thousands of Soviet citizens. The plant was located 20 kilometres ...