A new study raises the possibility that Chernobyl's wolves could spread radiation-caused mutations to other European wolf populations. By Douglas Main July 16, 2018 ...

But wildlife remains — and adapts. Recent studies show that creatures as different as worms and free-ranging dogs thrive in Chernobyl, and it’s not exactly clear how.

In many cases, wildlife populations have thrived due to the lack of human presence for more than 35 years. But does this mean the animals that live in the area have adapted to the unique threats they ...

On April 26, 1896, the industrial city of Pripyat in northern Ukraine was changed forever. Located just 16.5 km from the city ...

Wildlife like horses, lynx, elk, wolves, and dogs believed to be descendants of pets left behind when residents fled Chernobyl have recolonized the area and developed varying mutations over the ...

What were the weird animal mutations in Chernobyl? As far as interesting mutations go, The U.S. Sun notes that wild wolves in particular have developed genomes that appear to be resilient to cancer .

Not all genetic mutations are harmful! In April 1986, Chernobyl was the scene of a major nuclear reactor disaster that released the largest amount of nuclear radiation into the environment in history.

The region’s landscape is “a patchwork of different radioactivity levels,” says Timothy Mousseau, a biologist at the University of South Carolina who’s been studying Chernobyl’s wildlife ...

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.

Chernobyl's dogs stuck around after the nuclear disaster. Scientists are examining their genetics for long-term effects of radiation exposure.

Wolves living near the Chernobyl nuclear plant have evolved to withstand cancer-causing radiation, scientists believe.. The Chernobyl wolves are exposed to about 11.28 millirem of radiation every ...

Following the world's worst nuclear disaster, on April 26, 1986, at Chernobyl in Ukraine, everybody evacuated. And because of the lack of human disturbance over the years, wildlife gradually ...