Chernobyl

Ukrainian Presidential Press Office via APBack in 1991, scientists were amazed when they made the discovery... In the eerie environment inside the abandoned Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, researchers remotely piloting robots spotted pitch black fungi growing on the walls of the decimated No. 4 nuclear reactor and even apparently breaking…

tom cotton mike pompeo Mark J. Terrill/AP Republican Sen. Tom Cotton suggested that Chinese officials misled the public on the origins of the novel coronavirus, saying it may have originated in a "super-laboratory." At a Senate hearing wit…

It’s February and, while the path to the Emmys looks more like a minimum maintenance road than a FasTrak to trophy town, there’s already one series that appears to have a leg up on the competition. The Writers Guild of America (WGA) gave one final boost to H…

As the coronavirus spreads, especially in east Asia, the response of states with weak healthcare systems and low transparency will come into question. The United Nations has already identified this as its major administrative concern in its global response. R…

There have been nearly 2,800 confirmed cases of coronavirus so far. At least 80 people have died, and the disease has popped up in a dozen countries. Chinas Hubei province, where the virus originated, is on lockdown; its cities resemble a post-apocalyptic lan…

A Washington state man claims his wife and 8-year-old son were told to "get away" while they were browsing a food sample stand at Costco, over fears of the new Wuhan coronavirus.  Devin Cabanilla told Insider that he and his family were out for lunch and dec…

As the Chinese government grapples with how to contain the Wuhan coronavirus outbreak that has infected 2,800 people worldwide, some Chinese people are comparing the government's handling of the epidemic to that in another historical event: the 1986 Chernobyl…

"Barry," "Chernobyl," and "Song of Parkland" all score wins for HBO. We’re two paltry weeks away from the Oscars and while the race for Best Picture continues to narrow, the Emmy race couldn’t be more wide open. That’s not to say that there aren’t a few conclusions to be drawn…

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The 31st Annual Producers Guild Awards were held this weekend with its top nominees including Golden Globe winners 1917, Once Upon a Time...in Hollywood, Joker, Succession, Fleabag, and Chernobyl.1917 took home the top prize for Outstanding Producer of Theatr…