Scientists recreated lava produced by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster inside a lab. Their findings could offer clues about how to clean up the site's radioactive material. The researchers hope to avoid ...

Nuclear reactions are smoldering again in an inaccessible basement at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It's a "possibility" that another nuclear accident could take place, a researcher told Science ...

Russian forces have seized control of the Chernobyl power plant facility, raising concerns of radioactive fallout in Europe. Image: Tim Porter — (CC BY-SA 4.0) Russian forces have seized control of ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. It’s been three and a half decades since the No. 4 reactor at ...

With the release of the highly acclaimed HBO mini-series, Chernobyl has once again caught the attention of the world. While the dramatization of the events portrayed on the show offered audiences a ...

Lewis Blackburn receives funding from EPSRC through the provision of a Doctoral Prize Fellowship. The catastrophic disaster at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986 was caused by an explosion at ...

When fighting from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine resulted in power cuts to the critical cooling system at the closed Chernobyl nuclear power plant, some feared that spent nuclear fuel would overheat.