Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the ...

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Tiny worms that live in the highly radioactive Chernobyl Exclusion Zone were found to be immune to radiation — which scientists hope could provide clues about why some humans develop cancer, while ...

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 analyzed ...

Are the dogs of Chernobyl evolving right in front of us? That's a question some scientists have been asking in new research that has been keeping tabs on the wild animals roaming around the Chernobyl ...

A new study has unraveled the mystery behind the lingering radioactivity in wild boars inhabiting the Chernobyl exclusion zone, even decades after the catastrophic 1986 nuclear accident. In a recent ...

While dogs are often thought to be our best friends, and we’ve been living alongside them for thousands of years, we’re still finding out new things about them all the time. Some of these are on a ...