The Chernobyl disaster happened on April 26, 1986. The city of Pripyat was evacuated, but animals remained in the area. Over 35 years later, some species have thrived, others have been severely ...

Chernobyl seems like a wasteland, but in reality nature has reclaimed much of the region. Some animals have even thrived.

Because the Chernobyl dogs are evolving differently, it would stand to reason that other animals within the exclusion zone are also. Whether this will help or hinder future generations of these ...

However, one thing we can say for sure is that she was not a "new species" that was "taking over at Chernobyl." For further reading, Scientific American reported on the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in ...

How Some Animals Can Survive—and Even Thrive—After Being Exposed to Nuclear Radiation Nearly 40 years of research into the contaminated area around Chernobyl is providing some clues.

Nearly 30 years ago, in April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in the Ukraine failed spectacularly when a series of power surges led to catastrophic explosions and fires. The result was the ...

Three decades after the Chernobyl disaster—the world's worst nuclear accident—signs of life are returning to the exclusion zone. Wild animals in Chernobyl are flourishing within the contaminated ...

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has been a hot bed of genetic study, as scientists examine how various species react to long-term radiation exposure. While the the 1,000-square-mile zone has been ...

It was long theorized that Chernobyl was the source of the radioactivity in boars — but something didn't add up. With cesium-137 having a half-life of 30 years, the boars' radioactivity should ...

Radiation has affected animals living near the site of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear disaster far more than was previously thought, a study showed Wednesday, challenging beliefs that local wildlife ...

Microscopic worms in Chernobyl remain unscathed despite having been long exposed to radiation. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it ...

Radiation has affected animals living near the site of Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear disaster far more than was previously thought, a study showed on Wednesday, challenging beliefs that local ...