Chernobyl

Gas plants are cheap to build and run, have a smaller emissions footprint than coal and many see them as a safe bet, both economically and safety-wise. But General Electric Hitachi Nuclear Energy has started the ball rolling on an alternative that would cost the same as a gas plant,…

On February 27, in the midst of the now-growing worldwide coronavirus outbreak, Chinese human rights activist Yaqiu Wang pointed out a tragedy: “No matter how stretched government resources are, silencing criticism will always be the Communist Party’s number one priority.”She was referring to the fact that yet another citizen journalist,…

Experimental composer Hildur Guðnadóttir has won the Hyundai Nordic Music Prize 2019 for her soundtrack to the HBO series Chernobyl. She took home the award over Pom Poko, Jenny Wilson, and others. Hildur follows previous Nordic Music Prize winners Robyn (2018), Susanne Sundfør (2017), and Jenny Hval (2016). Hildur Guðnadóttir…

Maria Sharapova won the last of her five Grand Slam titles at the 2014 French OpenA farewell tour - with the chance to perform one final time in Paris, London and New York - would not have been the Maria Sharapova way.No longer competitive, and with a shoulder not fit…

It’s been 3 years since the giant, more than 36 000-ton New Safe Confinement, better known as the Arch, was put over the old sarcophagus, which was damaged and collapsing. In a way, this symbolic moment also summed up my 10 years of work documenting the Chernobyl Zone, which result…

Last year, more than 120,000 tourists visited the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, and in 2020 that number is expected to double. Mass tourism has forever become a part of the Exclusion Zone, mostly because of the successful HBO series “Chernobyl.” Over the summer weekends, dozens of buses filled with extreme tourism…

Avi and Ari Arad, best known for their work on Marvel titles like Iron Man and Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, are producing. Chernobyl's Craig Mazin is responsible for the script.Like the Uncharted movie, the big-screen Borderlands project has been in development hell for a long time. Work started on it…

Fleabag and Chernobyl, two of the breakout Brit hits of 2019, will be competing for prizes at the 46th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards in London on March 13. Sky and HBO’s Chernobyl scooped more nominations than any other show, and will compete in four categories including Best Drama Series…

Five years after the nuclear explosion at Chernobyl, scientists discovered a fungi known as Cryptococcus neoformans growing in the wreckage. Humans had known about this particular strain since the late 1800s, since it's known to cause some nasty infections in…

A song from the musical Les Misérables is making the rounds on Chinese social media after the death of Li Wenliang, the doctor credited as the coronavirus whistleblower.  The musical's "Can You Hear The People Sing?" has become rallying cry for pro-democracy…