When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...

After the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, the surrounding region became one of the most radioactive places on Earth. Humans left—but wildlife stayed. Scientists have since documented deformities, genetic ...

Wolves living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone show genetic and immune-system signals that researchers say may be linked ...

Not every game is made during an active war, and not every game is a STALKER game. Does STALKER 2 have what it takes to sate its rampant community?

From Pripyat’s sudden evacuation to the Ferris wheel that never opened, these documented Chernobyl scenes show how eerie the ...

Imagine a tiny superhero inside every cell of your body whose job is to stop damaged cells before they turn dangerous. That superhero is a gene called TP53, and for decades scientists have known it as ...

Researchers at Cardiff University have uncovered how a particularly severe form of DNA damage arises—shedding new light on mutation processes that contribute to cancer and inherited genetic conditions ...

A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.