A school was the first place to accurately monitor radiation reaching the UK after the disaster, a former teacher says.

Today marks the 40th anniversary of the terrible events at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Contrary to the expectations of ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays? Taken from the Microwave Ovens episode ...