In April 1986, the world changed forever when the Chernobyl nuclear disaster unfolded in what was then the Soviet Union. What began as a late-night safety test at Reactor No. 4 quickly turned into the ...

Ukraine marked the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster with vigils and memorials, even as the site faces renewed threats from Russia’s ongoing war. A 2025 drone strike blamed on Moscow ...

CHERNOBYL, Ukraine (Reuters) - Critics and viewers on both sides of the Atlantic have lined up to acclaim 'Chernobyl', a dramatization of events surrounding the world's worst nuclear accident - but ...

Marking 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster, new accounts reveal the perilous evacuation of Pripyat, while scientists highlight the zone’s unexpected wildlife resurgence and advances in radiation ...

Photographer Pierpaolo Mittica has been documenting the passage of time at the disaster site as clean-up crews, tourists, and war, come and go in a landscape still teeming with radiation. "We are just ...

Can we ever really understand Chernobyl? As a researcher in visual culture, I find myself returning to this question again and again as I examine films, TV shows, documentaries, visual novels and ...