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An armed drone has hit the protective outer shell of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the worst nuclear accident in history.

Terrifying Video Shows Site of Chernobyl Meltdown on Fire After Drone Strike

By Victor Tangermann

Research suggests wild boars in Germany have become contaminated with radioactive fallout that dates back to the Cold War.

Science & Energy

Scientists Investigate Why Wild Boars Are So Radioactive

By Victor Tangermann

Evolution seems to have sped up near Chernobyl, where a small type of tree frog has changed substantially since the 1986 nuclear meltdown.

Science & Energy

Something Cool Is Happening to the Frogs at Chernobyl

By Noor Al-Sibai

In October 2021, months before Russia's invasion, a YouTuber got an exclusive look inside the New Safe Confinement site at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

YouTuber Clambers Inside Chernobyl’s Nuclear Sarcophagus

By Victor Tangermann

The United Nations' atomic watchdog is warning that radiation levels at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear disaster site are "abnormal" and have been rising.

Science & Energy

UN Watchdog Says Radiation From Chernobyl “Abnormal” After Russian Attack

By Victor Tangermann

Soldiersfrom Russia tracked radioactive material all over Chernobyl after taking control of the nuclear disaster site from Ukraine.

Science & Energy

Ukraine Says Idiot Russian Soldiers Tracked Radiative Material All Over Chernobyl, Then Abandoned It

By Lonnie Lee Hood

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine has been repatured from Russia, both US and Ukrainian officials are saying.

Science & Energy

Ukraine Recaptures Chernobyl After Russian Soldiers Reportedly Suffer Radiation Poisoning

By Jon Christian

Ukraine officials are now saying that the Russian military is making a hasty retreat from Chernobyl nuclear after troops suffered radiation poisoning there.

Russian Military Reportedly Panics, Flees Chernobyl After Radiation Poisoning

By Jon Christian

Russian soldires dug trenches near Chernobyl and have acute radiation sickness. Some went to a special medical facility in Belarus; others are feared dead.

Science & Energy

Russian Troops Suffer Radiation Poisoning at Chernobyl, Ukraine Says

By Lonnie Lee Hood

Sources are telling Reuters that when Russian forces seized Chernobyl, they drove a convoy of vehicles directly through the still-forbidden Red Forest.

Science & Energy

Chernobyl Workers Say Russian Soldiers Entered Forbidden Zone, Inhaled Radioactive Dust

By Jon Christian

Looters have reportedly seized radioactive dirty bomb materials from a lab near the site of the Chernobyl disaster, according to Science.

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Dirty Bomb Ingredients Reportedly Stolen From Seized Chernobyl Site

By Jon Christian

Ukraine claims Russian forces have looted and destroyed the lab that was used to monitor radiation levels of nuclear waste at the Chernobyl nuclear plant.

Science & Energy

Ukraine Says Russia Destroyed Lab That Monitors Chernobyl Radiation Levels

By Victor Tangermann

Several forest fires have erupted near the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in Ukraine, which was taken over by Russian troops late last month.

Science & Energy

Russia Accused of Impeding Efforts to Fight Fires Near Seized Chernobyl Power Plant

By Victor Tangermann

The Chernobyl nuclear power station was hit by a blackout due to damage caused by Russian forces, according to the International Atomic Energy Agency.

Science & Energy

Chernobyl Meltdown Site Loses Power After Russian Invasion

By Victor Tangermann

Ukraine’s president has announced that Russian troops are moving towards the Chernobyl — and could risk damaging the sealed off nuclear reactor.

Ukraine Says Russia Is Trying to Seize Chernobyl’s Melted Down Nuclear Reactor

By Tony Ho Tran

Threats of Russian invasion have led the Ukrainian military to a bizarre training location — the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

Great, Ukraine is Doing Military Combat Drills in Chernobyl Now

By Noor Al-Sibai