“Chernobyl” was a common noun for Belarussians born after 1986, before we learned it was the name of a place. It was the explanation given for one girl at my school for having six fingers on ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...

But the cash-strapped Ukrainian government canceled the local school lunch program for 350,000 children last year — the only source of clean food in this village near Chernobyl.

A Ferris wheel at an abandoned amusement park in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine. Pe3check/Getty. Despite the radioactivity, it used to be possible for tourists to visit the zone.

Haunting photos reveal the deserted town devastated by the Chernobyl power station catastrophe on April 26, 1986, the world’s worst nuclear disaster to date.