Chernobyl's "Red Forest" - one of the most radioactive ... confirmed the current understanding of the radiation distribution in the forest, but in far greater detail than has previously been ...

After the Chernobyl disaster, scientists observed patches of blackened growths on the walls of the No. 4 reactor—fungi that seemed to thrive where the radiation was highest. Cladosporium ...

Inside one of the most radioactive reactors in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ... notorious No. 4 nuclear reactor, where the highest levels of radiation have been detected.

Engineers at Chernobyl, Ukraine ... it was a herculean and heroic effort that largely managed to contain the radiation which hadn't been immediately released in the accident.

A fungus at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has adapted to 'feed' on levels of radiation that would be lethal to most life forms. Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a highly resilient ...

Within the desolate landscape surrounding the infamous Chernobyl ... the nearby forest, now known as the Red Forest, saw its pine trees die and take on a rusted hue due to intense radiation ...

LVIV, Ukraine--Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog saw ...

Rival packs of stray dogs scavenging for scraps around the Chernobyl fallout zone may be ... power plant and the surrounding radioactive Red Forest. Miraculously, the wild dogs are still able ...

Deadly radiation from Chernobyl is being absorbed by fungus ... on the walls of the notorious No. 4 nuclear reactor, where the highest levels of radiation have been detected.