Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot is one of the most radioactive objects on Earth. Just five minutes near it can be fatal, making it a chilling reminder of nuclear disaster.

Estimates of the event’s death toll vary widely, from 4,000 to more than 93,000. Many more suffered adverse health effects as a result of radiation poisoning. Today the area remains one of the most ...

In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray ...

Tony Lai, left, looks through the remains of his fire-ravaged beachfront property with his wife Everlyn in the aftermath of the Palisades Fire Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025 in Malibu, Calif. (AP Photo ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

Chopper 6 was over the aftermath of the medical jet crash in Northeast Philadelphia. This photo provided by @Kikatechusa shows debris from a plane after crashing in Philadelphia, Friday ...

1, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) This photo provided by @Kikatechusa shows debris from a plane after crashing in Philadelphia, Friday, Jan. 31, 2025. (@Kikatechusa via AP) Chopper 6 was over the ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Volunteers from Samaritan’s Purse help search a home for items that survived the Eaton Fire, Thursday, Feb ...