Chernobyl
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Ukraine seizes first batch of Chernobyl-made alcohol in not-so-rad bustThe Chernobyl Spirits Company is dealing with the fallout of losing its first shipment of spirits made near the disaster site.TrendingMay 10
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Chernobyl forest fire triggers radiation spike around nuclear plantRadiation readings soared 16 times higher than normal around the fire, which broke out in the Chernobyl exclusion zone.TrendingApr 6, 2020
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Japan may dump radioactive water from Fukushima into Pacific OceanMore than eight years after an earthquake and tsunami ravaged a Fukushima power plant, Japan has not formally decided what to do with contaminated water from the incident.WorldSep 10, 2019
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Bad or rad? Vodka from Chernobyl supposedly safe for humans to drinkScientists have produced a bottle of "Atomik Vodka" using water and grains harvested from close to the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.TrendingAug 8, 2019
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Edmonton tour guide will take you on trip to ChernobylAn Edmonton tour guide takes you through what it's like to travel through the site considered home of the worst nuclear power plant accident in history.CanadaJul 19, 2019
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Instagrammers chastized for taking ‘insensitive’ photos at ChernobylSome Chernobyl visitors have taken photos of themselves partially naked and smiling while at the nuclear disaster site.TrendingJun 12, 2019
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Chernobyl’s nuclear wasteland transformed into solar fieldA German-Ukrainian power company has installed hundreds of solar panels within the Chernobyl exclusion zone, as the Ukrainian government moves to reduce its energy reliance on Russia.EnvironmentJan 8, 2018
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Here’s why nearly half the boars in the Czech republic are too radioactive to eatThe Czech Republic has an unusual problem this winter with its wild boar meat: the boars are radioactive.ScienceFeb 22, 2017
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Massive shelter now in place over Chernobyl reactorA massive shelter has finally been installed over the exploded reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear plant, one of the most ambitious engineering projects in the world.WorldNov 29, 2016
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‘It’s a surreal place’: A Winnipeg man’s decades long depiction of Chernobyl through photosIt's been three decades since the world's worst nuclear disaster. Why one Winnipeg photographer has returned, almost annually, to Chernobyl and the decimated towns surrounding it for nearly 20 years.EnvironmentApr 26, 2016
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