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Dogs Living in Chernobyl Have Adapted with DNA Mutations, Study Suggests
The population of dogs thriving in the Exclusion Zone have mutated genes pertaining to DNA repair and immune response.
Russian Troops Took Highly Radioactive ‘Souvenirs’ From Chernobyl
The Ukrainian State Agency for Chernobyl warned that the looted objects were highly dangerous and that their whereabouts were unknown.
Russian Soldiers Leave Chernobyl With Radiation Illness, Energy Company Says
Ukraine's nuclear energy company said that Russian forces have largely left the Chernobyl plant and suffered radiation poisoning.
Ukraine Warns of Terror Plot Against Chernobyl Power Plant, Experts Skeptical
It’s hard to know what to make of the announcement, and to judge what any impacts might be.
Chernobyl Is Cut From the Grid, But Atomic Agency Sees ‘No Critical Impact on Safety’
The facility is currently relying on backup power from reserve diesel generators with a 48-hour capacity.
Ukraine Says Chernobyl Radiation Has Exceeded Safe Levels, Staff Held Hostage, Fears ‘Planetary Environmental Disaster’
Russian military aggression in the area has disturbed radioactive dust and normal safety protocols are being ignored, Ukrainian officials tell Motherboard.
War in Ukraine Could Create Permanent Nuclear and Chemical Environmental Disasters
On top of the primary death and destruction, Russian invasion could disturb highly sensitive nuclear and chemical waste in Chernobyl and Donbas.
YouTuber Builds Beautifully Inefficient Nuclear Powered 'Tetris' Machine
Solar panels wrapped around tritium tubes generate just enough energy to power a simple 'Tetris' style handheld.
Authorities Seize First Shipment of Alcoholic Spirit From Chernobyl
The 1,500 bottles of alcohol, made using apples grown near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, were bound for the United Kingdom.
A Missile Radar in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Is Now a Protected Heritage Site
For decades the Duga-1 radar array warned the Soviet Union of incoming missiles, now it’s a monument to a nuclear disaster.
Haunting Photos of Ukraine’s Ghost Town Marking 35 Years Since Chernobyl
Priests, artists and other Ukrainians assembled in the deserted town of Pripyat to mark exactly three and a half decades since the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded.