When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...

Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown is premiering on Sunday, March 1 at 9 p.m. There are several ways to watch with a free live ...

From Pripyat’s sudden evacuation to the Ferris wheel that never opened, these documented Chernobyl scenes show how eerie the ...

Forty years after the Chernobyl disaster took place in the former Soviet Union (now Ukraine), CNN is revisiting the tragedy ...

But… they had survived. For years, in fact. And now, 40 years post-Chernobyl, the wolves in the Exclusion Zone aren’t just thriving despite the radiation – they seem to have developed an outright ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in Ukraine was the worst nuclear accident in history, triggering catastrophic consequences for the local people and the whole of the Soviet Union. The attack also meant ...

Chernobyl was one of the worst human-caused disasters in history, a stunning example of what can happen when you combine arrogance, dangerous technology, and international politics. But the true story ...

The brand new four-part series Disaster: The Chernobyl Meltdown premieres on CNN Sunday, March 1 at 9/8c. Across the span of four episodes, the new CNN original series will examine the world’s worst ...

An interim report on options for the full restoration of the New Safe Confinement's protective functions is due to be presented later this month. Serhii Tarakanov, Director General of SSE Chornobyl ...

Chad Gracia’s award-winning 2015 documentary, The Russian Woodpecker, addresses the legacy of trauma caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The film documents the investigative journey of Fedor ...