Just one hour at the shore of Lake Karachay would be enough to kill. The radioactive lake, located in the southern Ural Mountains in central Russia, was a dumping ground for nuclear waste from the ...

IFL Science reports that Karachay is "the most radioactive lake on Earth". Additionally, its waters are so highly irradiated that spending just an hour sunbathing on its shores could prove fatal.

Fans of SZA, Solange, and Raveena will feel right at home with rising neo-soul artist Nikhita, who celebrates beauty prevailing over toxicity on "Lake Karachay" For those who find solace in the smooth ...

Welcome to Lake Karachay—the lake so polluted that spending an hour there would take your life. From the reason for its secret existence to the devastating consequences of its toxic contents ...