Within three months of the Chernobyl accident, a total of 31 people died from radiation exposure or other direct effects of the disaster, according to the NRC.

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster had long-lasting effects on the surrounding area and on the world.

The Lurking Danger Beneath the Ruins Nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, the Elephant’s Foot still sits in the bowels of Reactor 4, a radioactive relic of human catastrophe.

Any Ukrainian over 35 can tell you where they were when they heard about the accident at the Chernobyl plant.

Experts Find Reduced Effects of Chernobyl New scientific report, prepared by panel of more than 100 experts convened by United Nations agencies, finds that aftereffects of accident at Chernobyl ...

Men and women who developed thyroid cancer after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster had a significantly higher incidence of secondary solid tumors, according to study results published in JAMA Network ...

Seizure of Chernobyl by Russian troops sparks health concerns for people near the nuclear plant Experts fear military activity could cause radioactive material to spread.

I anticipated health effects from the Chernobyl disaster (indeed I had been advised of some horrifying Chernobyl data from Petra Kelly of the German Greens in 1992) and suggested they introduce a ...

The 1986 nuclear accident led to distinct genetic changes in feral dogs and their descendants living in the exclusion zone, a study found.

A Summer in America, With a Focus on Health, for 'Children of Chernobyl' One hundred and fifty four children sickened by aftermath of 1986 Chernobyl, Ukraine, nuclear reactor accident arrive in ...