Chernobyl

How the 1986 nuclear accident still haunts the plant's workers, residents and clear up staff.

Alice de la Chapelle Apr 21, 2016

Ivan Shamyanok lives in the Belarusian village of Tulgovich, on the edge of the exclusion zone around Chernobyl.

David Sim Apr 14, 2016

The accident was a result of a mismanaged test at the Soviet nuclear plant, leaving clouds of nuclear matter spreading across the western USSR and Europe.

Alex Wheeler Apr 08, 2016

Nearly 30 years after the world's worst nuclear accident a huge structure designed to contain radiation is nearing completion.

David Sim Mar 29, 2016

Tests conducted for the campaign group show radioactive materials are still present in the environment.

Léa Surugue Mar 09, 2016

Fukushima Prefectural officials confirm total of 116 children suspected of having thyroid cancer.

Matt Atherton Feb 16, 2016

Some 30 years after the world's worst nuclear accident, Chernobyl is undergoing a major transformation.

Adam Justice Jan 13, 2016

The Farm 51 has designed an app that will give people the chance to tour Pripyat in virtual reality.

Mary-Ann Russon Dec 04, 2015

A 7.0-magnitude earthquake off the Japanese coast created a tsunami early on Saturday.

Taku Dzimwasha Nov 14, 2015

Photographs of the ghost town of Pripyat abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

David Sim Oct 12, 2015

Chernobyl looks more like a nature reserve than nuclear disaster site.

Hannah Osborne Oct 05, 2015

Rise in levels of deadly cesium-137 recorded.

Tom Porter Jul 02, 2015

Blaze threatening to release deadly isotopes in to atmosphere is 'under control'.

Dominic Gover Apr 29, 2015

Fox shows no fear of humans who abandoned area 29 years ago.

Adam Justice Apr 28, 2015

Wildfires could release radiation held in the upper layers of soil in Chernobyl forests.

Hannah Osborne Feb 11, 2015

Documentary maker's flying drone captures abandoned Pripyat city being taken over by nature

Mary-Ann Russon Nov 28, 2014

Brown bears seen in area of Chernobyl disaster for first time in 100 years.

Hannah Osborne Nov 28, 2014

Wild boars once hunted for their meat are unfit for consumption in legacy of Chernobyl disaster.

Lewis Dean Sep 02, 2014

British photographer Rebecca Bathory travelled around the former Soviet Union and its occupied satellite states to capture abandoned facilities.

David Sim Jul 29, 2014

Researchers at Spanish National Research Council say wild animals benefiting from ionising radiation

Lydia Smith Apr 26, 2014

What led to meltdown and explosion at Ukraine nuclear power plant and what is the fallout?

Hannah Osborne Apr 26, 2014

Study shows decomposition of leaves and plant matter has slowed following Chernobyl nuclear disaster.

Hannah Osborne Mar 20, 2014

Abandoned section of London Underground is latest attraction to scare tourists.

Lydia Smith Jan 28, 2014

Mayor of Matsumoto offers to take in children living at Fukushima site to ensure safety.

Hannah Osborne Oct 22, 2013