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‘Strikes on nuclear facilities’ are the new norm: Ukrainians deal with Chernobyl risks after Russia

‘Strikes on nuclear facilities’ are the new norm: Ukrainians deal with Chernobyl risks after Russia

By Press Room27 April 2026

The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night. The first, at…

Merck exec says Chernobyl changed the course of her life after her father begged her to leave nuclear physics on his deathbed—now she’s running the 5 billion pharma giant’s U.K. healthcare arm

Merck exec says Chernobyl changed the course of her life after her father begged her to leave nuclear physics on his deathbed—now she’s running the $235 billion pharma giant’s U.K. healthcare arm

By Press Room17 June 2025

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Chernobyl’s radiation-proof worms are unlocking a key field of cancer research

Chernobyl’s radiation-proof worms are unlocking a key field of cancer research

By Press Room8 March 2024

The Chernobyl site in northern Ukraine has been filled with deadly radiation since the 1986 nuclear meltdown, but a new…