40 years later, Chernobyl's nuclear fallout is not what scientists expected

ScienceDaily
Oct 22, 2026, 11:35 pm84 ptsTrending
Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy. Using powerful X-rays, scientists discovered that some of these particles have remained surprisingly stable, trapping radioactive substances inside instead of releasing them into the…

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