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Nuclear Sites Dotted Across Ukraine Pose Threat of Radiation Disaster

Each day of war risks a strike on sites that could scatter radioactive material. Officials say one laboratory near the front has been hit dozens of times.

© David Guttenfelder/The New York Times

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Years After Japan’s Nuclear Disaster, People With Cancer Seek Answers

A survey has found hundreds of thyroid tumors, but Japanese officials say they are unrelated to the Fukushima meltdowns. Now they face a lawsuit.

© Ko Sasaki for The New York Times

This woman was a middle schooler in 2011 when the Fukushima nuclear meltdown occurred, about 40 miles from her home. She was diagnosed with thyroid cancer a few years later.
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