<![CDATA[ Latest from Live Science in Chernobyl ]]> https://www.livescience.com/tag/chernobyl Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 en <![CDATA[ Science history: Chernobyl nuclear power plant melts down, bringing the world to the brink of disaster — April 26, 1986 ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/nuclear-energy/science-history-chernobyl-nuclear-power-plant-melts-down-bringing-the-world-to-the-brink-of-disaster-april-26-1986 kPgZxzAwChrgrKxDwDz7U3 Sat, 25 Apr 2026 06:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Ancient DNA and modern genomes can reveal stories of past peoples, from the Iron Age to Chernobyl, geneticist says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/health/genetics/ancient-dna-and-modern-genomes-can-reveal-stories-of-past-peoples-from-the-iron-age-to-chernobyl-geneticist-says dkPy6XCFWj6VAfAuX4NrNA Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:00:00 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl worms appear unaffected by radiation from world's worst nuclear disaster ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/chernobyl-worms-appear-unaffected-by-radiation-from-worlds-worst-nuclear-disaster tmjgD8sqUEh9iPk8yvnirg Fri, 08 Mar 2024 17:59:15 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:04:38 +0000 <![CDATA[ Scientists finally figured out what's making German wild boars radioactive, and it's not just Chernobyl ]]> https://www.livescience.com/animals/land-mammals/scientists-finally-figured-out-whats-making-german-wild-boars-radioactive-and-its-not-just-chernobyl rA3tDy4xjDrdQtbzEJvKPm Wed, 06 Sep 2023 16:24:54 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:02:28 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl: The world's worst nuclear disaster ]]> https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/nuclear-energy/chernobyl-the-worlds-worst-nuclear-disaster mr3zQGuypjc3H2vUk6AMXd Tue, 18 Apr 2023 20:31:33 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 17:01:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl radiation set off black frog surge while green frogs 'croaked.' Evolution explains why. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/black-frogs-evolution-chernobyl PJJsUfbFZjwfiZ3nN5VhAU Wed, 12 Oct 2022 09:00:21 +0000 Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:35:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Giant nuclear power plant in Ukraine is at risk of 'unlimited release' of nuclear materials unless a safety zone is established, UN warns ]]> https://www.livescience.com/un-calls-for-zaporizhzhia-nuclear-security-zone PjZjx3PWi65fwkvrBWejQV Wed, 07 Sep 2022 18:26:45 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:52 +0000 <![CDATA[ 'Lost tapes' from Chernobyl show the haunting fallout of the nuclear disaster ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-lost-tapes-hbo-trailer BAEHhXwyC2Bh42u6AFBN5U Fri, 03 Jun 2022 21:43:36 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:51:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Geiger counter: Design, facts and uses ]]> https://www.livescience.com/how-a-geiger-counter-works.html 7MQLN6g4EGM5iHCXtc7aDn Tue, 19 Apr 2022 15:40:41 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:40:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radioactive material stolen from Chernobyl monitoring lab: Here's what that means. ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-radioactive-material-stolen uJr7cBppr5CT5inyC2J5ij Wed, 30 Mar 2022 15:49:56 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:46:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ What would happen if Russia bombed Chernobyl? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/what-if-russia-bombed-chernobyl ykFKk5YALECm4qAe99otrL Fri, 25 Feb 2022 21:03:38 +0000 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:48:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ Russian troops have taken over Chernobyl power plant, Ukrainian official says ]]> https://www.livescience.com/russia-invades-chernobyl JLncjCwHC9XBZxxuk7xuEY Thu, 24 Feb 2022 17:17:57 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:30 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 of the world’s biggest man-made disasters ]]> https://www.livescience.com/worlds-biggest-man-made-disasters F4X2Qs3iCgjtFpK5fZAMSK Tue, 18 Jan 2022 11:49:19 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:56:05 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl's nuclear fuel is 'smoldering' again and could explode ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-smoldering-nuclear-reactions-again.html sRiQQfXow3L2vquEtbz3ja Fri, 14 May 2021 17:00:07 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:50 +0000 <![CDATA[ Alcohol made from radioactive Chernobyl apples seized by Ukraine government ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-atomik-alcohol-seized-ukraine-secret-services.html Xdhr5YRwQAunvnz74c2Qki Tue, 11 May 2021 16:21:19 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:57:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Post-apocalyptic, abandoned Chernobyl could become a World Heritage site ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-world-heritage-status.html vXBASNPe2YeWBXPeYsDCch Mon, 26 Apr 2021 11:00:00 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:59:33 +0000 <![CDATA[ Unsafe levels of radiation found in Chernobyl crops ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-radioactive-isotopes-crops.html D3kYy9qGumEbQAf9At3hRF Fri, 18 Dec 2020 18:31:46 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 13:09:01 +0000 <![CDATA[ Mysterious radiation spike detected over Scandinavia ]]> https://www.livescience.com/spike-in-radioactivity-detected-above-europe.html QVuHpGmAWhuHwVoSoTXJeh Sun, 28 Jun 2020 12:00:57 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:55:29 +0000 <![CDATA[ The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone is on fire and radiation levels are spiking ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-fire-spikes-radiation.html GuE2wFy4MPveQ9uGUijsk7 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:18:13 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:58:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl's Control Room Is Now Open to Tourists … for 5 Minutes ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-radioactive-control-room-open-to-tourists.html KE3phhZ6UYDcLg6hN3JbfL Wed, 09 Oct 2019 18:17:00 +0000 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:50:51 +0000 <![CDATA[ Radioactive Grain from Chernobyl Has Been Distilled into Vodka ]]> https://www.livescience.com/atomic-chernobyl-vodka-radioactive-rye.html ixEonGfGQXW2MQHfQLoYS9 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:50:40 +0000 Thu, 08 Aug 2019 20:54:09 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl's Crumbling Sarcophagus, Built to Contain Deadly Radiation, Will Be Torn Down ]]> https://www.livescience.com/chernobyl-sarcophagus-dismantling.html n9W8rwSR7zTrfgX2sLHNQg Thu, 08 Aug 2019 13:04:36 +0000 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:51:06 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why Didn't Chernobyl's Radiation Kill the Plants There? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65816-why-chernobyl-radiation-didnt-kill-plants.html 4Bf6h3A548ytLdKUkKJiTU Fri, 28 Jun 2019 11:15:13 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ 10 Times HBO's 'Chernobyl' Got the Science Wrong ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65766-chernobyl-series-science-wrong.html HyC8gRfXgXw87CDVypQsne Fri, 21 Jun 2019 15:35:06 +0000 Tue, 22 Apr 2025 08:20:36 +0000 <![CDATA[ Is It Safe to Visit Chernobyl? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65673-is-visiting-chernobyl-safe.html p2WumJ3e2tqwP5ACh4eheX Fri, 07 Jun 2019 23:23:36 +0000 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:57:59 +0000 <![CDATA[ Disaster Tourists Are Flocking to Chernobyl, Thanks to HBO Series ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65642-chernobyl-tourism-up.html nTZQRWLQpocCSNgeGhfmDn Wed, 05 Jun 2019 17:08:25 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:57 +0000 <![CDATA[ Why Did People Take Iodine Pills After Chernobyl Exploded? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65634-chernobyl-explosion-nuclear-disaster-iodine.html nrWiJ5HQgTep4dR9gvBDv3 Tue, 04 Jun 2019 18:27:30 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:45:35 +0000 <![CDATA[ There Are Still 10 Chernobyl-Style Reactors Operating Across Russia. How Do We Know They're Safe? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65618-are-chernobyl-style-reactors-still-operating-safe.html xTJhyT5eye9XBFAcHAjmoJ Mon, 03 Jun 2019 10:49:01 +0000 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:52:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Did Radiation Affect the 'Liquidators' of the Chernobyl Nuclear Meltdown? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65563-chernobyl-radiation-effects-body.html eBqn4FYJDTMvqKoACzuqaG Mon, 27 May 2019 12:21:05 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:51:02 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl vs. Fukushima: Which Nuclear Meltdown Was the Bigger Disaster? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65554-chernobyl-vs-fukushima.html yr9N7umyLBTPAB4Lyum4uX Fri, 24 May 2019 10:24:08 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ When Chernobyl Blew, They Dumped Boron and Sand into the Breach. What Would We Do Today? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65515-chernobyl-in-modern-times-nuclear-emergency.html EL4uPyPvs2AruqaPdFR6J4 Mon, 20 May 2019 10:57:52 +0000 Wed, 05 Jun 2024 13:57:04 +0000 <![CDATA[ 5 Weird Things You Didn't Know About Chernobyl ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65450-weird-chernobyl-facts.html FbFNm7B5dgeaqY45LSr2rn Thu, 09 May 2019 21:41:01 +0000 Thu, 20 Apr 2023 10:49:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ Drones Find Unexpected Radiation 'Hotspots' in Forest Near Chernobyl ]]> https://www.livescience.com/65435-chernobyl-forest-drone-survey.html EekPou8ALeBwWq4SoMskjF Wed, 08 May 2019 20:43:22 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl's Radioactive 'Wildlife Preserve' Spawns Growing Wolf Population ]]> https://www.livescience.com/62964-chernobyl-wolves-spreading.html Rc7aDwmYhZLGub6EGiSZ2J Sun, 01 Jul 2018 11:14:24 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Former Chernobyl Neighbors Diagnosed with Rare Cancer Years Later, in NYC ]]> https://www.livescience.com/58503-rare-cancer-in-new-yorkers-linked-to-chernobyl-exposure.html oRnhzXHfnrEjoX9zcNhPaV Mon, 03 Apr 2017 00:09:46 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 15:26:45 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl Bubble: How a Giant Arch Will Seal Nuclear Site ]]> https://www.livescience.com/56933-giant-arch-seals-chernobyl-for-century.html cTtcfSLb2xuJXNvgNsGSCa Fri, 18 Nov 2016 19:26:56 +0000 Tue, 07 Jan 2025 11:46:26 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nearly 30 Years After Chernobyl Disaster, Wildlife Returns to the Area ]]> https://www.livescience.com/52458-wildlife-populations-chernobyl-disaster.html PKwakPKVyZ6nKL2kfJL6mh Tue, 13 Oct 2015 11:07:44 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:48:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Giant Steel Arch Will Cover Debris from Chernobyl Reactor ]]> https://www.livescience.com/45184-chernobyl-arch-radioactive-contamination.html dAXNc8xgrij8ny5TJ5NVmR Mon, 28 Apr 2014 20:09:58 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Images: Chernobyl, Frozen in Time ]]> https://www.livescience.com/44336-chernobyl-frozen-in-time.html etdsdF4RKWCkRmcrF3yNu8 Tue, 25 Mar 2014 21:21:02 +0000 Tue, 10 May 2022 17:26:48 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl Trees Barely Decomposed, Study Finds ]]> https://www.livescience.com/44318-chernobyl-trees-barely-decomposed.html Z5CXMzHpJHBAdFPDMV4i27 Mon, 24 Mar 2014 18:32:28 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:47 +0000 <![CDATA[ World's 10 Worst Polluted Places Named ]]> https://www.livescience.com/40983-worlds-10-worst-polluted-places.html V7qbNdLJMhhWb8ZasrHaC4 Wed, 06 Nov 2013 17:16:36 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 11:58:17 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster 25 Years Later (Infographic) ]]> https://www.livescience.com/13858-chernobyl-nuclear-disaster-25-years.html ohJjThFU8QtUfnRHqcCvUo Mon, 25 Apr 2011 14:20:36 +0000 Mon, 05 Aug 2019 20:52:20 +0000 <![CDATA[ How Does Nuclear Radiation Harm the Body? ]]> https://www.livescience.com/13250-radiation-health-effects-japan-nuclear-reactor-cancer.html S3WedvPqthvsMEf5LmxvMS Tue, 15 Mar 2011 21:01:43 +0000 Wed, 14 Jan 2026 10:49:12 +0000 <![CDATA[ The 10 biggest explosions in history ]]> https://www.livescience.com/13201-top-10-greatest-explosions-chernobyl-supernova.html ZFHB2J9Po4Mt5tYzvLJgqW Sat, 12 Mar 2011 18:38:31 +0000 Tue, 25 Mar 2025 16:49:44 +0000 <![CDATA[ Chernobyl Woos Tourists with Promise of 'Negligible' Risk ]]> https://www.livescience.com/9114-chernobyl-woos-tourists-promise-negligible-risk.html fQPqUnQnshKwBFSVEEK9CB Wed, 15 Dec 2010 13:46:25 +0000 Tue, 06 Aug 2019 22:22:49 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuclear Accidents Kill Brightly Colored Birds Most ]]> https://www.livescience.com/1677-nuclear-accidents-kill-brightly-colored-birds.html whYxuGXHeaozpQYDe2pCfF Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:48:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:18 +0000 <![CDATA[ Nuclear Event Rating Scale Revamped ]]> https://www.livescience.com/1658-nuclear-event-rating-scale-revamped.html b99gvgodophjXgxbJozFSQ Mon, 09 Jul 2007 11:25:00 +0000 Tue, 20 Jan 2026 14:57:17 +0000