When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

In Part 3 of the Nature Comes Back - 25 Years After Chernobyl, hear more stories and learn how nature adapted to the largest nuclear accident in history. The guest panel includes Charles Bierbauer, Dr ...

The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is in ...

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, created after the catastrophic 1986 explosion of Reactor 4, remains one of the most contaminated places on Earth. While humans were evacuated, wildlife gradually ...

The panelists discuss the impact of the accident on nature and the people of Chernobyl. In Part 2 of the Nature Comes Back - 25 Years After Chernobyl, the panelists discuss the impact of the accident ...

Chad Gracia’s award-winning 2015 documentary, The Russian Woodpecker, addresses the legacy of trauma caused by the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. The film documents the investigative journey of Fedor ...

Nature has rebounded and it is now a home for rare species that had vanished. KYIV -- For the guide who sneaks people into the Chernobyl "Exclusion Zone," the crucial moment is when you cross over the ...

When most Americans plan vacations, they don’t think about radioactive zones. Yet, Chernobyl tourism has become something much deeper. I’ve walked those empty streets myself. It felt like stepping ...