As I examined the floor, I had no idea what I was looking at. For three decades debris on the floor had rotted and molded; paper, books, mud, leaves,

USA TODAY's Kim Hjelmgaard takes us inside Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone and explains that what looks rather ordinary on the surface is far from it in reality.

Early on the morning of April 25th, 1986, the world experienced the worst nuclear disaster ever seen, at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.  The fourth reactor at Chernobyl reacted badly during a test and, what should have been a routine shutdown to prevent damage, resulted in absolute disaster.  The resulting (and unexpected) power surge, caused [...]

Water is a phenomenon that many ancient cultures bow down to and draw meaning from, and for good reason: It is the substance that brings us health, prosperity, and life itself. Water makes up the larger portion of our planet, and even more so our bodies (constituting up to 60% of the human body). Until recently, we tho

Photographs of the ghost town of Pripyat abandoned after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986.

http://uncannyterrain.com We were prepared to talk our way past a police checkpoint—or play dumb, in my case. But we drove right over the border unaccosted....

The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is in place around the disaster site, which is still highly contaminated with the radiation released following the accident.

This latest report from the zone will be completely dedicated to the film project "The Zone in 4K", the goal of which is to collect film documentation of...

Following my Blog Post about Pripyat, here are 7 more photos from my Tour to the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.

@DefianceWorld - Map from 2046 showing the Quarantine zone (formerly Florida) Florida becomes a quarantine zone thanks to terraforming and some pesky biological weapons.

500px Prime photographer Iain Bolton braved the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to bring back these haunting photos of gas masks, children's toys, and hospital beds... all abandoned in the wake of the 1986 disaster.

Almost 30 years after the Chernobyl disaster, I had the chance to explore Pripyat and a few other abandoned villages in the Exclusion Zone. See for yourself ...

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A few years ago, I visited the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone with an infrared camera. We always hear praises of the might of Mother Nature, how it renders

Take a step back in time, with an exploration among the abandoned buildings of the 'ghost city' of Pripyat, in Chernobyl's Exclusion Zone.

Photographer Keow Wee Loong captured the images of the highly radioactive ghost towns five years after the tragedy

The Chornobyl Exclusion Zone is a 30km circle around the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. It is a sobering place but good for urban photography

This helpful guide tells you the best way to visit the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone! What to expect, how what to wear, who to go with, and more!

Top of every traveler's bucket list, here is everything you need to know for the perfect overnight trip into the time-warped Chernobyl Exclusion zone!

The Internal Revenue Service has announced that combat-zone contract workers may now qualify for the foreign earned income exclusion.