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 ...

Within the desolate landscape surrounding the infamous Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, hundreds of feral, radioactive dogs are displaying extraordinary genetic mutations. A recent study reveals ...

When you think of nuclear disasters, Chernobyl is usually the first that come to mind. But before Chernobyl, we almost had ...

Stray dogs living in Chernobyl have evolved to withstand deadly radiation flooding the area almost forty years on from the nuclear catastrophe, a new study has revealed. The so-called 'radiation ...

In the early hours of April 26, 1986, one of the most devastating nuclear disasters in history struck the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine. Chernobyl's Reactor 4 experienced a ...

Dogs near the Chernobyl site have developed a 'super power' after living so close to the disaster zone. On 28 April 1986, the flawed Number 4 reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine ...

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 ...

A fungus at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has adapted to 'feed' on levels of radiation that would be lethal to most life forms. Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a highly resilient ...

Decades after the Chernobyl disaster, stray dogs in the area have mutated to survive the lethal levels of radiation, a groundbreaking study shows. Dubbed 'radiation hounds,' these canines have ...

A population of dogs thrives in the radioactive environment of Chernobyl. This nuclear disaster on April 26, 1986, was one of the most terrible events in human history. While the human population was ...

In the silence of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone a curious phenomenon is unfolding: stray dogs, the descendants of pets abandoned during the catastrophic 1986 nuclear disaster, are rapidly evolving ...