Chernobyl area becomes wildlife haven
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Two decades after an explosion and fire at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant sent clouds of radioactive particles drifting over the fields near her home, Maria Urupa says the wilderness is encroaching.
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People can halt the decline of many birds by making their gardens more wildlife-friendly, says a charity.
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VERKHNYAYA SALDA, Russia -- The orange glow of molten titanium ingots illuminates the cavernous factory, one of several Soviet-era facilities that sprawl across 5,000 acres in this small city east of the Ural Mountains. The hot metal will soon be fashioned into dozens of parts destined for Boeing's...
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The health scare triggered by the death of a former Russian spy in Britain escalated as more radioactive sites were revealed and over 30,000 air passengers were alerted about contaminated planes.
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Increasing numbers of people are being tested for possible exposure to radiation in the investigation into the death of a former Russian spy as the post-mortem on his body was due to be carried out.
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The transformation of a popular beauty spot is being celebrated tomorrow.   Over the past year a series of improvements have been carried out at Fairy Dell at Coulby Newham, Middlesbrough.   A wildlife fun day is being held tomorrow from 11am to 3pm at the park.
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By Tony Henderson Environment Editor  A SEVEN-year project has been set up to protect under-threat wildlife on Northumberland's military training ranges.
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On Amchitka Island, former site of nuclear-weapons testing, a federal monitoring program takes effect this week.
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A significant population has taken up residence in the national park, perhaps released there by overwhelmed pet owners.
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FURTHER research to discover whether fall-out from the Chernobyl nuclear explosion has caused an increase in cancer in the north west has been demanded by the region&#39;s public health boss.
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A new study suggests more than 800 people in northern Sweden developed cancer as a result of the radioactive fallout caused by the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986.
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BUCHAREST, Jan 17 (IPS) - The European Commission (EC) has given a positive  opinion on construction of a nuclear plant at Belene by Russian  Atomstroiexport, controlled by Gazprom.
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By Sarah Wachter  Aplastic bottle bobbing on the surface of Amurskiy Bay, concealed under a plastic bag, is a tell-tale sign that poachers are working this salmon spawning route in the coastal waters of the Russian Far East.
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More than 800 people in northern Sweden may have cancer as a result of the fallout that spewed over the region after the Chernobyl nuclear accident in 1986, according to a study by Swedish scientists.
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The number of sites contaminated in the Russian spy radiation alert has doubled to around 12 and is likely to rise again, British Home Secretary John Reid said.Comment
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Thousands of canisters of highly radioactive waste from the world's most nuclear-energized nation lie, silent and deadly, beneath this jutting tip of Normandy. Above ground, cows graze and Atlantic waves crash into heather-covered hills.
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PRAGUE, Czech Republic - More than 500 gallons of radioactive water leaked at a nuclear power plant, but did not contaminate the environment, an official said Thursday.