The worms have been examined as part of a ground-breaking new study
They risked their lives to save millions of people
The 'mutant wolves' are believed to be 'immune' from the radiation left by Chernobyl
A harrowing close look at the disaster
Thousands of people were impacted by the nuclear explosion in 1986
Many dogs were abandoned as residents evacuated the area
Details have surfaced about how one particular room has been hailed as the most dangerous place in the world
Valery Khodemchuk's body remains 'permanently entombed' inside the wreckage at Chernobyl over 35 years after the nuclear reactor meltdown.
Russian troops are said to have spread radioactive material from the most contaminated area in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
The National Nuclear Energy Generating Company of Ukraine (Energoatom) confirmed the departure of Russian troops on Telegram
Staff at the site recently claimed they saw Russian soldiers driving through the treacherous Red Forest
Radioactive materials from the site of the 1986 nuclear disaster are thought to have been looted
Russian soldiers who seized the Chernobyl Nuclear Plant have been warned that they kicked up radioactive nuclear dust while unprotected.
More than 200 workers were forced to stay at the site following Russia's invasion of Ukraine
Ukrainian authorities have accused Russia of destroying a laboratory at Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
Russian troops pose a major risk to Chernobyl and could set off a nuclear disaster, experts have warned.
The International Atomic Energy Agency has revealed that power has been restored to Chernobyl power plant.
Ukraine’s foreign minister has called for a ceasefire to allow authorities to resolve the issue.
According to Ukraine’s state power operator Energoatom, the Chernobyl nuclear plant has been disconnected from the grid.
A Ukrainian man who helped prevent a second explosion during the Chernobyl disaster has had to flee his home amid Russia's ongoing invasion.
Staff at the Chernobyl and Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plants are being forced to work as hostages, leading to concerns about their welfare.
An aide to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky has warned that the Chernobyl site may be used as a possible blackmail tactic