In October of 1993, six months before he would die by suicide, Kurt Cobain and William S. Burroughs met for the first time.

The 1985 novel that rarely left the Nirvana frontman’s pocket and became the basis for one of In Utero’s heaviest tracks ...

This iconic Nirvana track from their last album was inspired by a 1985 horror novel called "Perfume: The Story of a Murderer.

Rival packs of stray dogs scavenging for scraps around the Chernobyl fallout zone may be evolving faster than other animals to survive in one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Scientists ...

In 1993, Nirvana was my favorite band (and still is). Kurt Cobain was more than a rock star for the disillusioned youth of the time; he was our anti-hero, our counterculture frontman. Coming off ...

A SHOCK discovery in mutant black frogs could lead to humans returning to the abandoned Chernobyl nuclear disaster zone. Scientists have hoped their findings would bring civilisation back to one ...

Civilisation may be able to safely return to Chernobyl, the site of the 1986 Soviet nuclear disaster, after scientists discovered frogs living there were no longer being harmed by radiation.

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study ...

In the abandoned lands surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, something unexpected is happening. Amid decaying buildings and lingering radiation, Chernobyl dogs are not just surviving — they ...

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