After the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, more than 55,000 people were evacuated, leaving behind one of the world's most radioactive landscapes. Decades later, scientists discovered wolves, bears, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When the Chernobyl power plant explosion scattered ionizing radiation all over Europe, the damage it dealt lasted much longer than ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." About an hour and a half past midnight on April 26, 1986, an unexpected power surge coursed through a ...