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

Jordan Dunbar travels to Chernobyl to explore events that caused the world's worst nuclear disaster and to understand what we can learn from them. A woman reflects on how Kent families helped children ...

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The road is closed, as are all the shops and restaurants. "Please don't gather here," a police officer, megaphone in hand, tells pedestrians. The air is full of suspense. The Chernobyl anniversary is ...

Scientists talk about mutations of organisms. Today marks the 40th anniversary of the terrible events at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Contrary to the expectations of many people, the area around ...

Chernobyl 1986 A nuclear reactor exploded spewing out massive quantities of radiation into the atmosphere Within days the pollution had spread across Europe Living on land contaminated with ...