The protective shelter built to contain radioactive material from the 1986 Chernobyl disaster can no longer block radiation after an attack by Russia. A suspected Russian drone hit the power plant in northern Ukraine earlier this year, starting a fire in the outer cladding of the massive steel structure.

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays?

Bizarre changes in animal behaviour and appearance have unfolded at the highly reactive Chernobyl site in the 40 years since the disaster - including 'evolving' dogs and cancer-resistant wolves

Last month, Dr Betz’s team spotted three blue dogs in Chernobyl, the restricted area surrounding the epicentre of the 1989 nuclear disaster. One member filmed the feral dogs as they loitered around the woodland near the Ukrainian ghost town Pripyat, 60 miles north of Kyiv.

They’re not turning blue. But are the stray dogs roaming Chernobyl’s radioactive wasteland undergoing rapid evolutionary change?

In 1986, an explosion at Reactor 4 in Chernobyl created one of Earth's most dangerous places. Scientists believed nothing could survive there for centuries. However, decades later, researchers found something remarkable: a dark fungus not only living in the radioactive ruins but actually growing stronger in radiation.

In the wake of the Chernobyl explosion, while most fled the radioactive zone, others were sent in. Over 600,000 people — soldiers, scientists, miners, and volunteers — became Liquidators. Their mission: to stop the worst nuclear disaster in history from spiraling into global catastrophe.