Maxwell told news.com.au that the legend of the Blackbird of Chernobyl was something he heard about when he was in the exclusion zone. “The legend states that in the days leading up to April 26 ...

The Soviet Union knew the Chernobyl plant was a ticking time bomb for years before it melted down — but the government kept the nuclear facility running anyway. Soviet leaders hid knowledge of ...

The Chernobyl disaster, which occurred on April ... mistle thrush; song thrush; blackbird; black redstart; robin and thrush nightingale. Ionizing radiation damages cells by producing very reactive ...

Residents say their plight is being ignored by Ukraine's government. IVANKOV, Ukraine -- In the days before the 30th anniversary of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster today, workers hurriedly filled ...

Chernobyl's Hot Zone Holds Some Surprises The nuclear crisis in Japan has evoked memories of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster. Robert Baker, a biologist at Texas Tech, who co-directs the Chernobyl ...

Ukraine’s Minister of Power and Electrification Vitali Sklyarov tells Soviet Life magazine that the odds of a meltdown at Chernobyl’s nuclear power plant are “one in 10,000 years.” ...

Haunting photos reveal the deserted town devastated by the Chernobyl power station catastrophe on April 26, 1986, the world's worst nuclear disaster to date. The Chernobyl nuclear disaster was an ...

Maxwell told news.com.au that the legend of the Blackbird of Chernobyl was something he heard about when he was in the exclusion zone. “The legend states that in the days leading up to April 26 ...