Chernobyl is an area that has been deemed unsuitable for living. Nearly four decades after an explosion expelled 400 times ...

Dogs aren’t the only species affected by the harsh environment of Chernobyl. Songbirds in the Exclusion Zone (CEZ) have ...

Following the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, thousands of people were compelled to leave their homes, also abandoning their pets ...

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging ...

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 ...

CHERNOBYL has transformed wild dogs into radiation hounds who can survive the deadly nuclear fallout, scientists have revealed. Two stray canine populations have managed to adapt to the ...

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 ...

Dozens of dogs that have prowled Chernobyl for decades may have survived in the radiated landscape by mutating, new research suggests. Two separate populations of stray canines continue to live in ...

Rival packs of stray dogs scavenging for scraps around the Chernobyl fallout zone may be evolving faster than other animals to survive in one of the most hostile environments on Earth. Scientists ...

A landmark study of the 500 dogs living around Chernobyl, Ukraine, found multi-generational exposure to radiation may have led to genomic changes. The free-breeding dogs are believed to be ...

There are two groups of dogs, one at the plant and one in Chernobyl City (Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Could dogs be evolving to withstand nuclear radiation? That’s the question scientists ...