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

Inside the haunting silence of Chernobyl’s radioactive exclusion zone, nature has reclaimed control — and a resilient population of wild dogs thrives where humans once fled. For years, many assumed ...

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 ...

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 ...

A large area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was vacated as a result of the accident that shocked the world in 1986 was called the "exclusion zone". At that time, Chernobyl and its ...

It took weeks for the Soviet Union to admit to their mistakes, and it has taken nearly twenty years for Ukraine to allow people to return to the nuclear zone for short visits. Today, people are able ...

Eerie photos capture BI's journey into the ghost town near Chernobyl. 50,000 people lived here before nuclear disaster struck. By Jake Epstein ...

Something strange is happening to the dogs of Chernobyl—their DNA is changing at an unbelievable rate. Scientists have uncovered mutations unlike anything seen before, with radiation seemingly ...

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.

In the abandoned lands surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, something unexpected is happening. Amid decaying buildings and lingering radiation, Chernobyl dogs are not just surviving — they ...

Dogs living near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have mutated to develop a new superpower - they are immune to radiation, heavy metals and pollution.