Three books on the tragedy provide a detailed understanding on what transpired, drawing on Soviet archives, KGB documents, ...

Their mission was to clean up the worst nuclear accident in history. Following the April 26, 1986, explosion and fire at the ...

The nuclear incident at Chernobyl spread radiation across Europe and led to political changes that played a role in the ...

Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the ...

These 20 pictures capture the aftermath of the infamous 1986 Chernobyl incident—effects that are, in some cases, still felt ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster fueled global fears about nuclear power and slowed its development in Europe and elsewhere. Four ...

Some historical events are so catastrophic they resist comprehension. And yet they compel us to try to understand them, again ...

It’s hard for those of us in the modern era to grasp the true horror of the Chernobyl disaster. Even a deep dive into the ...

Once classified files from East Germany reveal the extent of Soviet actions to hide the true extent of catastrophe.

This stainless-steel dome entombs the remains of the Chernobyl reactor No. 4 core. 3 / 5 In fear of a nuclear attack from the United States and NATO allies, each child was issued a gas mask that was ...

The example that Chernobyl has provided of how the landscape, water dynamics and human behaviour affect radiation risk will ...