Don't worry about the mutant dogs.

Almost 40 years ago, reactor number four exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then, the surrounding area has become, to the surprise of many, one of Europe’s largest nature reserves.

Worms living near the world’s most well-known nuclear disaster zone appear to have developed new powers - immunity to radiation. In a new study, scientists visited Chernobyl to investigate nematodes, ...

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. Scientists collected blood samples from ...

Dogs living in and around the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine are genetically distinct from dog populations living further away from the site of the nuclear accident. The results will be used ...

You’d think an irradiated wasteland would be a poor place to make a home, but some animals beg to differ. Since the Chernobyl nuclear meltdown 37 years ago, both wild animals and free-roaming ...

Microscopic worms that live their lives in the highly radioactive environment of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) appear to do so completely free of radiation damage. Nematodes collected from the ...

In March, scientists released the first-ever research detailing the genetic changes in feral dogs living around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. The dogs, descendants of pets left behind after the ...

Almost 40 years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, hundreds of feral dogs still live in the abandoned area surrounding the ruins of the Ukrainian power station. The canine population is now the ...

Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some cases, they carry higher ...

MINSK, 22 April (BelTA) – It is necessary to greatly improve living standards in Chernobyl-affected areas. Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko made the relevant statement after his address to the ...