Chernobyl
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What’s Worse: Unwanted Mutations or Unwanted Humans?
Three of the rare Przewalski’s horses that now roam the area near the Chernobyl nuclear plant.Sergey Gaschak After a fatal series of errors and malfunctions in the early morning of April 26, 1986, the core of the Chernobyl nuclear facility melted down and then exploded, killing 31 workers at the plant. The accident spewed massive […] -
Why I Traveled the World Hunting for Mutant Bugs
A researcher who works through painting tells her story. -
Chernobyl’s Hot Mess, “the Elephant’s Foot,” Is Still Lethal
This large black mass could be the most dangerous piece of waste in the world.