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 ...

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Timothy Mousseau, a USC professor with a PhD in biology, and his colleagues have begun conducting the only on-site research initiative regarding the effects of radiation on wildlife in Chernobyl.

Today marks 15 years since the nuclear disaster at Fukushima, Japan. Some parts of the surrounding area are still recovering.

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War not only destroys habitats, it also arms the people living within them. When conflict descends on a region, the institutional architecture of wildlife protection collapses almost immediately ...

The Irish actress has already bagged a Bafta, Golden Globe and Critics Choice award for her role as the wife of William ...

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

Discover 25 Times Nature Hit the Undo Button, from species de-evolving to abandoned cities reclaimed by wilderness. Explore Earth's incredible reset power ...

Abandoned places usually bring to mind crumbling buildings, broken windows and a slightly eerie atmosphere.But sometimes, when nature slowly takes over and time softens the edges, these forgotten ...

Dr. Rustin Moore argues that human-animal interactions are more than feel-good phenomena and that these connections enhance health, resilience, and well-being, often in unnoticed ways.

Netflix’s live-action “Assassin’s Creed” series will be an original story set in Rome in 64 A.D., the streamer revealed on ...