The fires have come within a mile of the former nuclear power station. Guides who offer tours of Chernobyl have warned that wildfires close to the former nuclear power station are out of control and ...

The meltdown of one of the four reactors of the massive nuclear power plant near the town of Chernobyl in northern Ukraine on April 26, 1986 was the result of badly flawed reactor design, sloppy ...

The nuclear plant and nearby towns were abandoned after the 1986 disaster. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. On April 26, 1986, 35 ...

In “Chernobyl,” HBO’s gripping miniseries devoted to the nuclear accident in the Soviet Union in 1986, the hero in a catastrophic situation is Valery Legasov, a scientist who was one of the first to ...

You've probably heard a few shows being described as "Peak TV". Here's why Chernobyl on HBO is more than worthy of the label.

Thirty three years ago, after an explosion at a nearby power plant, the city of Pripyat in (what is now) Ukraine was evacuated. “Our guides, essentially, were two guys that were teenagers at the time ...

A version of this story about Jared Harris and “Chernobyl” first appeared in the Movies & Limited Series issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine. In “Chernobyl,” HBO’s gripping miniseries devoted to the ...

This article was published in Scientific American’s former blog network and reflects the views of the author, not necessarily those of Scientific American CHERNOBYL, Ukraine—The face mask and three ...

While everyone is still trying to process the finale and final season of Game of Thrones in their own way, one common refrain is “don’t cancel HBO until you at least watch Chernobyl.” Produced with ...

Last night was the finale of HBO and Sky’s five part miniseries Chernobyl, which seems destined not only to sweep certain categories of the Emmys later on this year, but it seems clear the show has ...

Sky has claimed that its HBO co-production Chernobyl has become the biggest BAFTA-winning series ever after clinching nine gongs across the BAFTA TV Awards and BAFTA TV Craft Awards. The nuclear ...