When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for centuries. The accident released large amounts of radioactive material into ...

The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is in ...

Just because animals and plants are returning to the Chernobyl nuclear accident site, it does not mean there were no wildlife consequences from the ionizing radiation, especially in the areas that ...

On the northern edge of Ukraine, inside the 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone surrounding the abandoned Chornobyl (commonly known as Chernobyl) nuclear plant, thousands of animals now roam freely through ...

Caretakers have spotted dogs turning blue near the Chernobyl power plant’s exclusive zone. A team went for sterilization when they spotted three dogs that were completely blue. The team revealed that ...

The frogs’ adaptations is similar to adaptations made by humans in high-radiation regions, pointing to an underlying ...

Somewhere inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, three dogs have turned blue. Not figuratively, but actually blue. Earlier this month, volunteers from Dogs of Chernobyl were out catching strays for ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Analyzing wild boar samples was required to determine why radioactivity levels are not decreasing. Wild boars roaming the forests ...

Analyzing wild boar samples was required to determine why radioactivity levels are not decreasing. Wild boars roaming the forests of Bavaria have become the focus of a scientific mystery: in some ...