Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, something has concerned scientists: can exposure to radiation leave marks in someone’s DNA that are passed on to ...

A recent study has confirmed that the Chernobyl radiation disaster caused DNA mutations in the children of workers exposed to ...

But one of the most radiation-resistant organisms ever discovered doesn't come from anywhere radioactive at all. An archaeon ...

CHILDREN of the Chernobyl “liquidators” who risked it all to clean up the toxic mess are now suffering the consequences, ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 released high amounts of radioactive material into the environment, affecting people in Ukraine, Belarus, and Russia. Thirty plant workers died within weeks, and ...

Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, scientists have identified subtle genetic mutation clusters in the children of exposed fathers. By focusing on radiation-specific mutation ...

A new map offers a new perspective on the city, revealing the steady, ever-present natural radiation emerging from the ground ...

When a nuclear accident or terrorist attack affects thousands of people, medical teams face an impossible question: who was exposed to life-threatening radiation doses and who can safely go home?

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Drone damage to the protective shield around a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine has rendered it unable to ...

On the northern edge of Ukraine, inside the 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone surrounding the abandoned Chornobyl (commonly known as Chernobyl) nuclear plant, thousands of animals now roam freely through ...

The Chernobyl disaster is probably the most memorable nuclear disaster in history due to the explosion and all the deaths caused by severe radiation poisoning. Research that shows the dogs of ...