Alessandra Haddick At first glance, the massive underwater world of Avatar seems galaxies away from the South Bay. But for ...

A new program at the Department of Energy is pushing the development of nearly a dozen new reactor designs at breakneck speed.

These are dangerous times for Putin, according to Sir Rodric Braithwaite, a former British diplomat who has seen firsthand how Russia can unexpectedly turn on apparently powerful leaders ...

Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.

The New Safe Confinement dome protects the surrounding environment from leaking radiation, but a recent drone strike on the ...

Drone strike leaves Chernobyl shield failing key safety roles, says IAEA The protective structure built to contain radioactive material at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site is no longer fully ...

The black fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum was living on walls even in zones of the Chernobyl reactor ruins with record-high levels of radiation, scientists discovered, according to an article in ...

A peculiar black fungus discovered in Chernobyl's reactor ruins exhibits an astonishing ability to survive and potentially thrive on extreme radiation. Scientists are exploring its potential as a ...

Despite the finding, the authorities have been unable to fix the damage from a drone that punctured Reactor No. 4’s outermost protective shield in February. By Kim Barker Radiation levels have not ...

Strange things are happening amid the fallout of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Black fungus found flourishing amid the debris in the ruined plant itself may be “eating” radiation. Frogs are ...

Blue dogs have been spotted prowling around Chernobyl like some kind of mutant, radioactive super-canines. But what actually caused their bright blue colouring? Dr Jennifer Betz and her team from the ...