When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for centuries. The accident released large amounts of radioactive material into ...
In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactors, something unexpected has taken root. Thick black mats of mold are thriving where radiation levels would shred human DNA, turning abandoned nuclear sites ...
The story of Chernobyl has long carried a chilling epilogue: that the people who rushed in to contain the disaster doomed not only themselves, but their children, to hidden genetic damage. The ...