Studies comparing fungal growth under radiation with control environments found that melanised fungi like C. sphaerospermum accumulate biomass faster when exposed to gamma or ionising radiation than under normal, non-radioactive conditions. 

'Where humans die, fungus thrives': Something very strange is happening in Chernobyl

Japan marked the 13th anniversary of the massive earthquake and tsunami that triggered a nuclear meltdown and left large parts of Fukushima prefecture uninhabitable.

Japan pays tribute to victims of 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster

Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, occupied by the Russian forces, was cut off briefly from the main electricity grid on Monday in the wake of the volatile situation arising out of constant bombardment.

Shelling briefly knocks out power at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear station, disaster averted

Tensions continue to rise between Ukraine and Russia as Moscow has ordered the evacuation of families with children and the elderly from areas in southern Ukraine that are held by Russia.

Families evacuated from Russia-held regions in Ukraine amid fears of nuclear disaster at Zaporizhzhia plant

A Russian hacking team known as Cold River targeted three nuclear research laboratories in the United States this past summer, according to internet records reviewed by Reuters and five cyber security experts.

Russian hackers reportedly targeted three U.S. nuclear research laboratories

36 years since a catastrophic meltdown at the Chernobyl power plant unleashed one of the world's worst nuclear disasters, now "mutant" black frogs are spawning in the vicinity.

36 years after catastrophic event, Chernobyl nuclear disaster spawns 'mutant frogs'

In order to prevent "a nuclear accident" at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power station on the frontlines of the conflict, UN inspectors said on Wednesday that they will work to establish a permanent presence at the plant in southern Ukraine controlled by Russia.

IAEA wants 'permanent presence' at Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant to avoid 'radiation accident'

Russia has told workers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant not to show up to work Friday. This comes amid allegations and speculation from both Russia and Ukraine that an incident is being planned Friday at the plant.

WION Fineprint: Is Ukraine staring at a nuclear disaster?

Ukraine's requests to completely demilitarise the area surrounding the Zaporizhzhia nuclear reactor in southern Ukraine have been turned down by Russia. A Russian official claimed that the action would increase the plant's vulnerability.

Russia rejects calls to demilitarise the Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant in Ukraine

The Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine is in the eye of the Ukraine war after Kyiv accused Russia of shelling the plant again. Is Europe staring at a catastrophic nuclear disaster? Molly Gambhir explains.

WION Fineprint | Ukraine nuclear plant standoff stirs Chernobyl memories

Russian soldiers have encircled Ukraine's largest nuclear power plant. The UN's atomic watchdog has passed a resolution condemning the invasion and asking Russian troops to not target nuclear sites. Could Putin's war unleash a nuclear tragedy in Ukraine? Palki Sharma tells you.

Gravitas: Risk of a nuclear disaster in Ukraine

Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said that the proposed mass disposal of wastewater from the tsunami-wrecked Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean cannot be delayed, despite concerns raised by local residents.

Fukushima wastewater release can’t be delayed, says Japan PM Kishida

"Once people were gone, the boar took over," this is how a researcher at Fukushima University in Japan explains it. Donovan Anderson’s genetic studies on the wild boar that now roam the location of the 2011 nuclear disaster reveal how the species has thrived since then.

Wild boar hybrids take over 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster site

Chernobyl nuclear disaster is worst of its kind in human history. The explosion in the fourth reactor at the nuclear power plant on April, 26, 1986 left swathes of Ukraine and neighbouring Belarus badly contaminated with radiation.

Wild horses thrive in Chernobyl's radiation-hit exclusion zone

South Korea will challenge Japan’s decision to release treated water from Fukushima nuclear reactor. President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday urged officials to explore the options of moving an international court to prevent Japan from releasing radioactive water from the Fukushima plant into the ocean.

South Korea to challenge Japan's plans to release contaminated Fukushima water into sea

Decade after one of world's worst nuclear disasters, what is happening in Fukushima?

The Japanese town of Tomioka – ravaged by the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster – is a shell of its former self. In some parts, houses and shops lie abandoned, and bin bags filled with contaminated soil line the streets. For Yuta Hatakeyama, who was 14 when his family had to leave their home, the town evokes bittersweet memories.

Decade after Fukushima disaster survivor looks back | Tomioka just 10 km from wrecked nuclear plant

33 years later, Chernobyl pilot recalls his fear

Ukraine unveiled a solar plant in Chernobyl on Friday (October 5), just across from where a power station, now encased in a giant sarcophagus, caused the world's worst nuclear disaster three decades ago.

Three decades after nuclear disaster, Chernobyl goes solar

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