Almost 40 years ago, reactor number four exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then, the surrounding area has become, to the surprise of many, one of Europe’s largest nature reserves.

A recent study reveals that current radiation levels in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone are not significantly impacting the age, stress levels, or aging rate of local wildlife, particularly the Eastern ...

The radiation levels experienced by the frogs living in Chernobyl have not affected their age or their rate of aging. These two traits do not differ, in fact, between specimens captured in areas with ...

Nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, scientists have discovered a form of life that's thriving on the radiation that's been left behind. A strange black fungus called ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts looking to build long-term bases on Mars.