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 ...

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 ...

Researchers discovered mutant wolves in the radiation-infused are of Chernobyl that have developed anti-cancer genes. Other animals experienced mutations like tree frogs and wild dogs.

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

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 ...

Mutant wolves who roam the human-free Chernobyl Exclusion Zone have developed cancer-resilient genomes that could be key to helping humans fight the deadly disease, according to a study.

In the study published in Canine Medicine and Genetics, the scientists explain that they collected blood samples from dogs living near the former Chernobyl power plant.Although they are related to ...

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 scientists believe that that indicates the 1,000 sq mile exclusion zone may be fit for human habitation once again.

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.