Apr 26 2011
World Remembers Chernobyl in Shadow of Japan
Despite the severity of the crisis in Japan, Chernobyl remains the most devastating nuclear accident in history.
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Apr 14 2011
Drifters Could Monitor Ocean Radiation From Japan
The ocean-going floats could track radioactive material as it approaches Hawaii and the U.S. West Coast.
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Apr 12 2011
Japan Raises Nuclear Disaster to Chernobyl Level
Japan upgraded its month-old nuclear crisis to a maximum seven on the international scale of atomic disasters Tuesday, placing it on a par with Chernobyl.
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Mar 30 2011
Whale, Dolphin Deaths in Gulf Spill Underestimated
The death toll of animals from the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico may be 50 times higher than originally reported.
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Mar 25 2011
Reactor Breach Feared at Nuclear Power Plant
As workers continue efforts to control a steady radiation leak, the death toll from the disaster tops 10,000.
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Mar 24 2011
Japan Nuclear Plant Workers Rushed to Hospital
As fire and army crews race to prevent catastrophe, the disaster takes its toll on three workers.
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Mar 16 2011
Nuclear Crisis Update: No Water to Cool Spent Fuel Pool
With no water to cool the fuel rods, they could just get hotter and eventually melt down.
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Mar 16 2011
Nuclear Workers Brave Crisis to Avert Catastrophe
With the crisis escalating in Japan, a grateful and anxious nation is hoping nuclear engineers can prevent a meltdown.
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Mar 16 2011
Japan Nuclear Disaster Moves Up Nuclear Event Scale
The Japan nuclear disaster rates between Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania and Chernobyl.
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Mar 16 2011
Where the Winds Blow: Experts Ponder Fallout Risks
Meteorologists say that contaminated dust from Fukushima could disperse in wide patterns.
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