Using voter data from Metacritic, Insider has gathered a list of the TV shows people believe are the greatest of all time. Individual seasons are rated on Metacritic, which means the first seasons of divisive series like “Lost” and “Dexter” are among the top fan-favourites to this day. HBO’s “Chernobyl,” […]
Researchers recently sent mould that grows at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown to the International Space Station for study. The mould appears to feed on radiation, so early research suggests it might help protect astronauts from the dangerous radioactivity of space. Visit Business Insider’s homepage for more stories. […]
Reuters has compiled a list of its best environmental photos from 2019. Some show beautiful natural phenomena like snowflakes and super bolts. Others depict disasters like volcano eruptions and avalanches. The images also reveal the effects of climate change, from floods and droughts to heatwaves. Take a look at the […]
One of the main characters in HBO’s miniseries “Chernobyl,” the pregnant wife of a young firefighter, still lives in Ukraine. The real-life Lyudmilla Ignatenko recently told the BBC that reporters have accused her of killing her unborn child. She described visiting her husband in the hospital while he was dying […]
A group of scientists known as the “Ring of Five” said they detected an “unprecedented” release of radiation in Europe in 2017. Two years later, they figured out that the release likely came from an undeclared nuclear accident at Russia’s Mayak nuclear facility. A new study found that most of […]
On April 26, 1986, an explosion at the Chernobyl NuclearPower Plant, in what was then the Soviet Union, resulted in a cloud of radioactive particles spreading across parts of Europe. The accident has gone down in history as the worst nuclear disaster. About 350,000 people were evacuated from the area […]
Insider took a look back at the best and worst of television from 2010 to 2019. We ranked the top 25 and bottom 25 series based on user voting on Metacritic. The top shows were “Planet Earth II,” “Rick and Morty,” and “Chernobyl.” The worst series include “Megyn Kelly Today,” […]
A report from a US State Department official on Thursday provides a clearer picture as to how the August 8 Skyfall accident occurred at a secret Russian military testing range. “The United States has determined that the explosion near Nyonoksa, Russia, was the result of a nuclear reaction that occurred […]
Visitors are now permitted to enter the control room of Reactor 4 at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Some of the decisions made in that room contributed to the worst nuclear accident the world has ever seen. The control room was previously off-limits to tourists, who are only allowed to […]
The Chernobyl nuclear power plant disaster was followed by three days of silence from the Soviet government. When officials did make a statement, they reported that the situation was “stabilised.” Russia has tried to keep the details of other nuclear incidents hidden as well, including an explosion that killed seven […]
Hanford Nuclear Reservation is the most polluted area in the United States. Buried beneath the complex is 56 million gallons of radioactive waste that need to be dealt with. The reservation produced the plutonium for Fat Man, the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagasaki in Japan, as well as […]
In this Insider series, our entertainment team decodes the latest in film, music, and pop culture. The hit HBO series “Chernobyl” won an Emmy for cinematography, so we break down what went into making one particular scene so special. Then, we talk about the significance of the new “Rambo” movie, […]
On April 26, 1986, the core of a reactor opened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, releasing enormous amounts of radioactive material like corium, uranium, and plutonium. In the subsequent months, workers scrambled to build a covering, or “sarcophagus,” to prevent the spread of contaminants. Today, that structure is teetering […]
The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 transformed the Ukrainian city of Pripyat into a ghost town. Other towns have also been abandoned after nuclear disasters, and each is a skeleton of its former self, strewn with deserted cars and dilapidated buildings. Photos reveal what these places look like years after […]
On April 26, 1986, the world saw its worst nuclear disaster in history when an explosion at the Chernobyl NuclearPower Plant, in what was then the Soviet Union, resulted in a cloud of radioactive particles spreading across parts of Europe. About 350,000 people were evacuated, and now the parts surrounding […]
On March 28, 1979, almost a decade before the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, a nuclear reactor at Three Mile Island experienced a partial meltdown. The event is now considered the worst nuclear disaster in US history. On that day, a combination of malfunctions and human error unleashed radioactive gases into the […]
A floating nuclear power plant in Russia has begun a 4,000-mile journey across the Arctic Ocean. Construction of the plant started more than a decade ago. In three weeks, it’s expected to arrive in the port of Pevek, where it will supply power to a remote region of Russia. Environmental […]
