Decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the fallout is far from over. From radioactive contamination to the ongoing cleanup efforts, discover why Chernobyl remains one of the world's most significant environmental challenges.

Shutterstock When the Chernobyl nuclear power plant had a meltdown, it was a terrifying event for people around the world. As one of the largest nuclear disasters in history, Chernobyl was long cited as a reason that nuclear energy should not be used (even though it is one of the safest and cleanest options available.

An electrical outage at Chernobyl nuclear power plant risks dangerous fuel overheating, but experts say that the chances are extremely slim due to the age of the reactors, which were shut down over tw

The “Elephant’s Foot” formed by the Chernobyl disaster. A protective shield at Ukraine’s Chernobyl power plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, has been in disrepair for 10 months as a result of a Russian drone strike. Officials ...

Ukrainian officials say that Russian forces have captured Chernobyl, the region in the northern part of Ukraine that saw the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986. The news came just hours after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy reported Russian ...

Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some cases, they carry higher levels of radioactive contamination than wolves living near the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Chernobyl is a historical drama miniseries by HBO, based on the true story of the catastrophic Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 and its terrifying aftermath.

The disaster genre has some incredible films and TV shows, such as Chernobyl. Yet, Netflix's The Days is even better.