Scientists have identified a unique genetic mutation in Chernobyl dogs

A new DNA study of stray dogs at Chernobyl is the first step in trying to understand how exposure to chronic low levels of radiation has affected animals in the area, NewYorkTimes reports. After the nuclear power plant disaster in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986, the locals were…

36 years ago, peaceful atom became a killer: 12 interesting facts you might not know about Chernobyl

12 interesting facts about the biggest catastrophe associated with the atom, according to KiyAvia. The explosion at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant occurred on April 26, 1986 - the world witnessed one of the most terrible disasters in the history of mankind. Radiation leakage as a result of an explosion at the fourth power unit ...

They built firing points and dug in in the Red Forest, or How the Russians occupied Chernobyl

Back in the first Russian invasion of Ukraine, on February 24, the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant (ChNPP) was captured by the invaders. It is located only 16 km from the border of Ukraine with Belarus, so the Russians managed to quickly and unexpectedly get there. How were the days in the occupation ...

There was a mistake: in Russia, a photo of an American actor who played him in 'Chernobyl' was placed on a commemorative plate of a famous chemist

In the Shakhtar boarding house, located in the Aleksinsky district of the Tula region, a sign was spotted on one of the houses depicting the British actor Jared Harris with the caption “Plot named after V. A. Legasov,” Focus reports. Local resident Sasha Afanasyeva reported this on Facebook.…

Nuclear reactions resumed at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant: can the catastrophe be repeated

At the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, neutron activity was recorded. Could this provoke another disaster, said the Focus edition. To date, researchers have argued that current levels will not trigger a fission chain reaction. “It’s like embers on a barbecue,” says Neil Hyatt ...

'Look at the end of the world': American impressions of a trip to Chernobyl

In March 2020, Mark O'Connell spoke specifically for the New York Times about a trip to the Chernobyl exclusion zone, which took place even before the coronavirus pandemic. Today, April 26, on the 35th anniversary of the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, we publish fragments of his history from the first ...

Child of Chernobyl: the story of an only child born and raised in the exclusion zone

Maria, 21, is the only child born and raised in the critically contaminated exclusion zone following the Chernobyl disaster. The girl was born and stayed in the zone because the authorities denied her parents the right to get another place to live. Many people call ...

Time machine: why do stalkers renovate houses in Pripyat

Classic Soviet room: desk, carpet on the wall, posters of Tsoi and Vysotsky, rotary telephone and table lamp. Everything is like in the mid-1980s, a ready-made interior for a work by the Strugatsky brothers. But outside the window of this room is Pripyat. The city has been dead for more than 30 years,…

Soundtrack at the Grammy: how a Ukrainian from the USA created the music for Chernobyl

The requiem song “Eternal Memory” became the soul of the mega-popular TV series “Chernobyl”. Voice of America tells how a Ukrainian producer from Washington joined her recording and who performed the composition. The Ukrainian music school, traditions and performers are not inferior to Western ones, the hero of this story is convinced. What is missing,…

Helps master the Moon and Mars: mold from Chernobyl can protect astronauts from radiation

One of the biggest dangers of interplanetary travel is radiation exposure. In a single trip back and forth to Mars, a person can absorb 60% of the maximum recommended lifetime dose. According to researchers from the universities of Stanford and North Carolina, one of the unexpected solutions ...

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