Chernobyl

The Last of Us HBO Despite being an adaptation of a video game that most fans would argue didn’t need one, there seemed to be enough things working in The Last of Us’ favor to make the project a success. Naughty Dog’s Neil Druckmann was working on it to make…

Updated January 14, 2023 at 5:12 AM Published January 14, 2023 at 5:08 AM VIENNA - The United Nations’ nuclear watchdog announced on Friday it was boosting its presence in Ukraine to help prevent a nuclear accident during the current conflict. The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said it would…

The adaptation of the eponymous beloved PlayStation game is set to be one of the biggest shows of the year Nearly 10 years after release, the beloved PlayStation game The Last of Us is finally getting a live-action adaptation on January 15th. Co-created by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and original The Last of…

The Last of Us HBO Well, I had a feeling that a combination of HBO, Chernobyl writer Craig Mazin and game director Neil Druckmann would all combine to create a solid adaptation of The Last of Us as a big-budget TV show, and turns out, that’s exactly what’s happened. Reviews…

Common split-gill (Schizophyllum commune). Credit: Bernard Spragg/ Public Domain Among domestic mushroom pickers in Germany it goes without saying that many edible mushrooms in our forests are still contaminated with radionuclides as a result of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster. Less well known is that mushrooms can also accumulate other…

If the wait to watch HBO's adaptation of The Last of Us wasn't long enough already, the network has shared a new trailer for the upcoming series ahead of its January 15th release date. Clocking in at almost two-and-a-half minutes long, the clip offers our best look yet at the…

Thirty percent of Ukrainian power still outEU vows to help Ukraine overcome energy shortagesGermany to recognise Soviet-era famine as genocideKYIV, Nov 25 (Reuters) - Ukrainian authorities on Friday gradually restored power, aided by the reconnection of the country's four nuclear plants, but millions of people were still in the dark…

Extremes of the color gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen captured in Chernobyl inside the high contamination zone; on the right, a specimen captured outside the Exclusion Zone. Credit: Germán Orizaola/Pablo Burraco, CC BY The largest release of radioactive material into the…

Extremes of the colour gradient of the Eastern San Antonio frog (Hyla orientalis). On the left, a specimen captured in Chernobyl inside the high contamination zone; on the right, a specimen captured outside the Exclusion Zone. Credit: Germán Orizaola/Pablo Burraco, CC BY The accident at reactor four of the Chernobyl…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A mission from the U.N.’s International Atomic Energy Agency is expected to visit the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant next week after it was temporarily knocked offline and more shelling was reported in the area overnight, Ukrainian officials said Friday. Fire damage to a transmission line at…