Chornobyl at 40: Life, drones and wildlife in a contested radioactive zone
Forty years after the 1986 disaster, the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone remains hazardous but hosts scientists, elderly returnees and soldiers; drones and Russian activity persist in parts of the zone, while wildlife — including Przewalski's horses — flourishes and researchers monitor radiation to minimize exposure, preserving memory of those who died and the communities that have adapted to this paradoxical landscape.