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Decades after the catastrophe, now a byword for state secrecy, crucial elements remain a mystery, Andy Gregory writes

Russian troops ‘set up camp, fished and dug defensive positions six miles from power plant’

Russian troops ‘set up camp, fished and dug defensive positions six miles from power plant’

Doctors are zapping the heart with radiation normally reserved for cancer in a bid to better treat a dangerous kind of irregular heartbeat

Workers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant on Wednesday marked the 37th anniversary of the world's worst nuclear disaster amid an ongoing war and nuclear threats, somberly laying flowers at a monument for victims. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy used the day to repeat his warnings about the potential threat of…

When the blast wave from a supernova plows into dense clouds of gas, the tremendous force of the impact could spell doom for planets up to 160 light years away.

Frequencies of light invisible to the human eye reveal a vast amount of information about our universe. But it took decades for scientists to learn how to view this hidden cosmos.

As our planet's climate heats up, so, too, does the debate about the boldest response to it: geoengineering, or the deliberate modification of the atmosphere to combat global warming.

Tumours may be a life-changing diagnosis, leaving you feeling overwhelmed and helpless. Over the years there has been devastation caused by brain tumours on individuals and their families. While certain risk factors for brain tumours are well recognised, such as hereditary disorders, a family history of brain tumours, and ionising…

The Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion resulted in the most horrific nuclear disaster in the world.

Newer generations of stars may have a quirk in the kind of ultraviolet radiation produced.