Nine countries now possess nuclear weapons and we have just seen the start of a new war in the Middle East over one more nation supposedly trying to acquire them. While we consider the dangers of such ...

How fast does radiation dissipate following a nuclear disaster? There have only been a handful of reactor meltdowns throughout the history of nuclear engineering, but the 1986 explosion at the ...

From Bhopal to the draining of the Aral Sea, discover some of the worst man-made disasters that have occurred around the ...

A new study has made a troubling discovery about the health of ecosystems near Los Alamos, New Mexico, where the atomic bomb ...

After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, scientists believed the surrounding region would remain lifeless for generations. But decades later, researchers discovered thriving wildlife — including wolves ...

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

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 ...

An interim report on options for the full restoration of the New Safe Confinement's protective functions is due to be presented later this month. Serhii Tarakanov, Director General of SSE Chornobyl ...

Oksana Masters’ 11th Paralympic gold medal was “redemption” for the most decorated American Winter Paralympian. And it was clear just how much it meant to her. Masters screamed loudly several ...

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 ...

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

Timothy Mousseau, a USC professor with a PhD in biology, and his colleagues have begun conducting the only on-site research initiative regarding the effects of radiation on wildlife in Chernobyl.