This week in science: the generational effects of nuclear radiation discovered in the children of Chernobyl cleanup workers; ...

After nearly 40 years, a new study has found that children of Chernobyl workers have mutations within their DNA ...

A recent study has confirmed that the Chernobyl radiation disaster caused DNA mutations in the children of workers exposed to ...

The DNA damage from ionizing radiation (IR) erupting from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster of 1986 is showing up in the ...

CHILDREN of the Chernobyl “liquidators” who risked it all to clean up the toxic mess are now suffering the consequences, ...

Khaberni - Nearly four decades after the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster, a new study reveals clear evidence of some effects of radiation exposure being passed to the next generation. Research ...

Researchers from the University of Bonn have shown that children of cleanup workers at the power plant have an increased number of mutations in their DNA.

The region’s radiation can still be unpredictable—it clusters in “hot spots” rather than in one spread-out area—and can get kicked up if the land is disturbed. Last year, two wildfires broke out in ...

MINSK, 24 April (BelTA) - Belarus is willing to join efforts with all stakeholders to minimize the impact of the Chernobyl disaster on the basis of the principles of equal rights and mutual respect, ...