ENR correspondent Peter Reina took a journey into the Chernobyl exclusion zone in eastern Ukraine to see the construction of ...

A reactor at the nuclear plant melted down in 1986, releasing smoke and causing thousands of deaths from radiation.

WHEN maverick Ukrainian entrepreneur Vadym Minziuk’s life was destroyed in the 2014 Russian invasion he had no choice but to flee. He moved his family to the only place he could afford to start ...

The packs of 'radiation hounds' can withstand Chernobyl's deadly nuclear fallout - by mutating beyond their regular canine ...

The dogs are descendants of pets owners were forced to abandon after the nuclear disaster almost 40 years ago.

The former Energetika cultural centre stands in the abandoned city of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. (Getty Images) Swedish authorities were the first to detect radioactive ...

The most well-known ghost town in the world is Pripyat, which lies in Ukraine. When a portion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Station erupted in April 1986, the whole town—which had once been home to ...

“We’re keeping calm for the time being,” Mr Heiko told his colleague, even though there were no guidelines for what employees at the Chernobyl nuclear power ... Slavutych—a city in northern Ukraine ...

The story of about 900 Chernobyl dogs adapting to radioactive environment reveals the ongoing impact of the nuclear disaster.

Experts found there were two main groups of dogs – one living around the power plant and another within Chernobyl city. Researchers identified 52 genes that could be associated with exposure to ...

Scientists are analysing the impact of the world’s worst nuclear disaster 36 years ago on semi-feral canines that roam the decaying, abandoned buildings of ... and another pack operating in nearby ...