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![An image from the miniseries shows its depiction of the helicopters dumping sand and boron on the core to stop the release of radioactive materials.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/jAiW6LRP5UzCJLNEJnaKoc-320-80.jpg)
5 Weird Things You Didn't Know About Chernobyl
By Laura Geggel published
Here are five weird facts you probably didn't know about Chernobyl.
![A radioactive warning sign inside the exclusion zone.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/smR8heCE8xJkbbQrUXY38T-320-80.jpg)
Drones Find Unexpected Radiation 'Hotspots' in Forest Near Chernobyl
By Mindy Weisberger published
This is the first time that fixed-wing drones were used for radiation mapping.
![Wolves howl in an abandoned village in Chernobyl.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/b4NBB9KNMfP5G9FEXVoBej-320-80.jpg)
Chernobyl's Radioactive 'Wildlife Preserve' Spawns Growing Wolf Population
By Charles Q. Choi published
![The Chernobyl nuclear power plant.](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/vPKqoaumVKiu7aAjA3UmTh-320-80.jpg)
Former Chernobyl Neighbors Diagnosed with Rare Cancer Years Later, in NYC
By Sara G. Miller published
WASHINGTON — When 10 people in New York City were diagnosed with a very rare form of cancer during a four-year period, doctors were puzzled.
![Moose in Chernobyl](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/37UBHm78i3aN3Pap7CbxLM-320-80.jpg)
Nearly 30 Years After Chernobyl Disaster, Wildlife Returns to the Area
By Elizabeth Newbern published
![chernobyl](https://cdn.mos.cms.futurecdn.net/cmPuxpWFxhWEvw9yXuWGj5-320-80.jpg)
Giant Steel Arch Will Cover Debris from Chernobyl Reactor
By Denise Chow published
A massive 32,000-ton, stainless steel arch — so large it could conceal the Statue of Liberty — is being constructed to cover what's left of a nuclear reactor in Chernobyl that exploded in 1986.
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