When the Chernobyl nuclear disaster happened on April 26, 1986, the region became one of the most heavily contaminated areas on the planet. A 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the doomed nuclear ...

After the explosion of reactor number four at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in April 1986, the Soviet Union launched an enormous emergency response. Thousands of workers, soldiers, and specialists ...

Doctors ruled, therefore, that her defects were likely caused by her birth mother having lived close to Chernobyl in the years after reactor no.4 of the Nuclear Power Plant close to Pripyat exploded.

Mark Wahlberg's true-story disaster epic Deepwater Horizon tanked at the box office, but it's redeeming itself on streaming a decade later.

From Bhopal to the draining of the Aral Sea, discover some of the worst man-made disasters that have occurred around the ...

Two villains emerge in this documentary: a historic earthquake, and corrupt people.

She’s come a long way from Killarney, but Jessie Buckley’s march through Hollywood continues apace. Will the Kerrywoman be bringing home a golden statuette from the Oscars ceremony for her performance ...

Irish people are bursting with pride for Killarney woman Jessie Buckley who has just won an Oscar for her role as Agnes in Hamnet.

Last month, a team of radiological experts helped secure the safety of Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara, sweeping the area to identify and address any radiological threats.

It’s wet, you drop it, but think “eh, it’s fine.” You pop the can open and SPLASH—there’s soda all over white shirt. Could you have prevented this beverage tragedy? Yes, with a little help from ...