Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but ...

Learn more about how researchers zoomed in on the genomes of Chornobyl's dogs.

Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chernobyl City and the ...

Scientists have identified several animal mutations in the area ... Additionally, the frog's survival shows potential for humans to return to Chernobyl. "More than 90% of the radioactive material ...

Nematodes have simple genomes and a short lifespan. Chernobyl is a dangerous place to be due to high levels of radiation still present in the area following the 1986 nuclear disaster, one of the ...

In the shadow of the world’s worst nuclear disaster, thousands of feral dogs roam the eerie quiet of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), a 1,000-square-mile area abandoned by humans since 1986.