Chernobyl

  • ScienceAOL

    Chernobyl's mould could protect astronauts in space!

    Working in space can be a dangerous endeavour for the astronauts aboard the International Space Station, but scientists are now looking at ways to use mould from Chernobyl to protect them from deadly cosmic rays. Apart from orbiting the Earth at

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  • NewsAOL

    Inside Chernobyl’s nuclear ghost town 50 years on

    The nuclear ghost town built just two kilometres from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is marking its 50th anniversary. Founded on the 4th of February 1970, Pripyat was entirely evacuated following the nuclear disaster of 1986. The town is now

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  • LifestyleAOL

    Would you go on one of these weird guided tours?

    Forget run-of-the-mill guided tours of tourist attractions. We've found the weirdest, most daring excursions we dare you to sign up for! How about sampling West Africa's colourful voodoo culture, or taking a guided tour of toilets in

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  • NewsAOL

    Chernobyl and Chechnya: the world's latest unlikely holiday destinations

    The cremation site of Pol Pot in Cambodia has become a tourist attraction. Photo: PA Lounging on a lilo? Cocktails at the beach bar? Paddling in the sea? Not for the adventurous, who are side-stepping these run-of-the-mill activities for the

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