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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.

Chernobyl's Radioactive 'Wildlife Preserve' Spawns Growing Wolf Population
By Charles Q. Choi published

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.

Nearly 30 Years After Chernobyl Disaster, Wildlife Returns to the Area
By Elizabeth Newbern published

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.

Images: Chernobyl, Frozen in Time
By Live Science Staff published
The world has moved on since the 1986 nuclear catastrophe at Chernobyl, but at the heavily contaminated site, things haven't changed very much.
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