The uplift is due to the "quiet Chernobyl" environmental disaster that struck the region in the 1960s, when humans diverted two rivers that flowed into the Aral Sea for irrigation, scientists say.

The nightmare of a nuclear meltdown has haunted people all over the world ever since Chernobyl. But its power cannot be ignored. What really happens during a meltdown? And just how big of a risk ...

This image shows a huge bug that has been killed in a home in Argentina and has been compared to something from “Chernobyl” or “Jumanji”. The enormous bug was reportedly found in a home in the city of ...