April marks the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster. Find out more about what happened and the effects of the explosion here.

On 26 April 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power station in Ukraine exploded ...

IMMEDIATELY after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, hundreds of thousands of “liquidators” were sent in to clear up after the catastrophic explosion. They charged straight into the ...

It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power plant.

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster released massive radiation and affected millions. Dozens died immediately, with thousands more linked to long-term effects. The area remains restricted as cleanup continues ...

Efrem Lukatsky, a Kyiv-based photographer for The Associated Press, was living in the city on April 26, 1986, when the explosion and fire struck the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, about a two-hour ...

The Chernobyl disaster began in the early hours of April 26, 1986, when a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant exploded during a safety test. The explosion and subsequent fire sent a plume of ...

These photos will stop you in your tracks.

In the novel When There Are Wolves Again by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious. This work of ...

Ever wondered what a whole city looks like when everyone leaves in a single day?Welcome to Pripyat, Ukraine. This Ferris ...