Ever since the nuclear disaster of 1986, the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has taken on a second life as an animal haven of sorts.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The Chernobyl nuclear disaster was nearly 36 years ago, but it is again in the news after reports surfaced Wednesday morning that Russian forces have cut power to the facility ...

The HBO series Chernobyl, from The Last of Us creator Craig Mazin, brilliantly depicts one of the biggest nuclear disasters in history.

The arch-shaped New Safe Confinement structure built over the remains of Chernobyl's destroyed unit 4 suffered such extensive ...

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The explosion of the Chernobyl reactor in 1986 left a large area around the plant uninhabitable by humans because of lingering nuclear radiation. However, animals, like feral dogs, have continued to ...

In the early morning hours of April 26, 1986, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine (formerly part of the Soviet Union) exploded, creating what many consider the worst nuclear disaster the ...

Jared Harris and Emily Watson with suits sitting at a table, from Chernobyl Image via HBO In 2019, Emily Watson played the prominent supporting character Ulana Khomyuk in HBO's historical drama ...

The Soviet Union built secret military installations across Eastern Europe, but few are as eerie as the spy base left behind ...

Chernobyl (2019) is a historical drama miniseries that depicts the aftermath of a nuclear disaster. Scientists, first responders, and government officials all come together to contain a catastrophe ...

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has led to what's been described as heavy fighting at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear power station, near the Ukraine-Belarus border. There have also been reports of ...