For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, absorbing low doses of radiation that would keep most people far away.

It's well known that too much exposure to radiation is hazardous to living organisms like humans, but nudging along evolution ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield ...

A group of scientists headed by Vladislav Gurzhiy, Associate Professor of the Department of Crystallography at St. Petersburg State University, experimentally investigated the evolution of Chernobyl ...

In 2000 the Irish Examiner sent Kevin Barry, now longlisted for the Booker Prize for his novel Night Boat to Tangier, to Chernobyl. Here we reproduce what he reported. In 2000 the Irish Examiner sent ...