After the Chernobyl reactor exploded in 1986, deadly radiation spread through the surrounding forests, killing animals, ...

The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at the power station, near Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, then part of the Soviet Union, ran a test on reactor number four to simulate shutting it ...

April 26 (UPI) --On this day in history: In 1607, the first British colonists to establish a permanent settlement in America landed at Cape Henry, Va. In 1933, Nazi Germany's secret police, better ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. As Ukrainians mark the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, last year’s Russian drone attack ...

A single person pressing the wrong button set off the nuclear catastrophe which shocked the globe and contaminated thousands of homes with radioactive material. In the early morning of April 26, 1986, ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster released massive radiation and affected millions. Dozens died immediately, with thousands more linked to long-term effects. The area remains restricted as cleanup continues ...

All of the Chernobyl reactors were shut down in 2000. Reactor No. 4 was sealed under a sarcophagus and is surrounded by a nearly 20-mile exclusion zone. The damaged reactor will stay radioactive for ...

Victoria Elizalde is one of five finalists in the nationwide Stuck at Prom Scholarship Contest put on by Duck Brand duct tape. The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and ...

Nataliia Khodymchuk’s last evening at home was like many that had come before. She stayed in the neat confines of her three-bedroom apartment in Kyiv, slicing garlic to preserve and knitting socks and ...