The Chernobyl disaster remains the world’s worst nuclear accident, displacing hundreds of thousands and reshaping global ...

Four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, experts say growing energy needs and advancing technology are bringing renewed ...

The Chernobyl disaster occurred when technicians at the power station, near Pripyat in the north of Ukraine, then part of the ...

Years after the accident, more than 200,000 additional people were resettled into less-contaminated areas in nearby regions.

Forty years ago, in April 1986, there was an explosion at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It was the worst nuclear ...

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

The BBC's Jessica Parker visits Pripyat, which was abandoned in 1986 after an explosion at the nearby Chernobyl nuclear power ...

Residents of the region continue to battle health and environmental issues from the April 26, 1986, disaster as conflict ...

New Scientist reporter Matthew Sparkes secured unrivalled access to Chernobyl's most crucial scientific sites, where researchers are fighting to protect the area and ensure it remains safe amid the co ...

Photographer Pierpaolo Mittica has been documenting the passage of time at the disaster site as clean-up crews, tourists, and ...

Forty years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials are grappling with the impact of a 2025 Russian drone strike that ...

In the initial aftermath of the nuclear power plant explosion, authorities told the bride's mother "not to panic" and that ...