Radioactive materials are found naturally in the Earth. But even so, saying an area is radioactive can conjure up images of ...

EVER since the invention of the atomic bomb, we’ve lived with the terrifying spectre of one being dropped on Britain. And since the invasion of Ukraine Putin has repeatedly threatened to ...

The US Air Force will launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) in Southern California next week to test and flex ...

After an apparent drone strike blew a hole in the protective shell, there is an urgent need to patch what covers the wreckage ...

Ukraine said a Russian drone crashed into the containment structure, starting a fire, but so far radiation levels have stayed ...

The timing is sensitive as the incident comes against the backdrop of the Munich Security Conference, a gathering of world ...

The IAEA, which has a team stationed at the site, did not assign blame but confirmed that its observers heard an explosion.

A drone armed with a warhead hit the outer protective shell of Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant. Friday's strike damaged the shell and briefly started a fire.

The Semipalatinsk Test Site, also called the Polygon, is lesser known but was used by the Soviet Union to test nuclear ...

A 'city-killer' asteroid now has a 2.3 percent chance of slamming into Earth in about eight years , and a terrifying video ...

Russia's drone strike on the protective shelter over Chernobyl has sparked concern among experts, who warn that damaging it ...

The outer shell that was struck is a protective cover built in 2016 over a heavy concrete containment structure. Soon after ...