Chernobyl

Oksana Masters was born with severe disabilities, including missing shinbones and thumbs, which are thought to have been caused by her mother’s exposure to radiation after the Chernobyl disaster three years earlier, She went on to win 17 medals in the Paralympics, seven of them gold - Martin Schoeller When…

Map of sampling locations. Zoomed in portion of map highlights cesium deposition across Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (blue outline) in Northern Ukraine and a portion of Southern Belarus, adapted from Ager et al. Sampling locations are indicated, with Nuclear Power Plant (N = 60) in yellow and Chernobyl City (N = 56) in blue. Credit:…

A NEW breed of dogs have emerged from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site that adapted to survive in the most radioactive place on earth. The free-roaming pooches are now genetically distinct from their furry friends across the globe following years of exposure. 6 The stray dogs of Chernobyl have managed…

The challenges facing the children affected by the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl have never been greater given the savage war in Ukraine, Adi Roche has said. he obstacles to providing support and care to children in need are huge given the situation on the ground, Ms Roche, who founded the charity…

More than 35 years after the world's worst nuclear accident, the dogs of Chernobyl roam among decaying, abandoned buildings in and around the closed plant – somehow still able to find food, breed and survive. Scientists hope that studying these dogs can teach humans new tricks about how to live…

Nuclear power is falling back in favor as the push to slash emissions accelerates. Small modular nuclear reactors are affordable and convenient alternatives to traditional plants.  Scores of governments, including the U.S. government, have begun incentivizing SMRs by making them more attractive for lenders and utilities. For decades, many countries…

Following the world's worst nuclear disaster, on April 26, 1986, at Chernobyl in Ukraine, everybody evacuated. And because of the lack of human disturbance over the years, wildlife gradually returned to certain areas. But since Russia's invasion of Ukraine last February, this has changed. The 1986 disaster resulted from a…

HBO The Last of Us debuts on Neon and Sky TV's SoHo channel on January 16. REVIEW: Could one of the most acclaimed video games of all-time have spawned one of the best film and television adaptations? While the bar is admittedly pretty low (the multiple Hitman, Tomb Raider and…

The show will be helmed by Craig Mazin, who bought us Chernobyl and…Hangover 3 The day has arrived. After years of wait, the live-action TV adaption of The Last Of Us is finally here and it’s blowing everyone’s mind. Created by Craig Mazin, who also bought us HBO’s Chernobyl and…

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…