A black fungus thriving inside Chernobyl’s reactor could help shield astronauts from deadly space radiation. Here’s how ...

Nearly four decades after the Chernobyl disaster, a population of stray dogs continues to survive among radioactive ...

A study of the dogs in Chernobyl and the surrounding area, both purebred and free-breeding, are genetically different from ...

A fungus that evolved at Chernobyl and is now grown on the ISS, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, slightly reduced radiation levels.

Standing just 300 meters from the Chernobyl reactor, radiation levels are still far above normal — nearly four decades after the disaster. This journey follows a rare visit inside the exclusion zone, ...

Nuclear watchdogs are sounding the alarm after finding that the dome that contains radiation at the Chernobyl disaster site ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts ...

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Alessandra Haddick At first glance, the massive underwater world of Avatar seems galaxies away from the South Bay. But for ...

She remembers him as skinny and “a little bit on the shorter side.” Navarro, who is about five feet seven, was an avid ...

After the Chernobyl nuclear accident, scientists wondered whether the dogs living in the area are undergoing rapid evolution, ...

Radioactive dust and particles could escape from the damaged Reactor 4 if the disaster site is hit by another missile.