The story of about 900 Chernobyl dogs adapting to radioactive environment reveals the ongoing impact of the nuclear disaster.

Stray dogs living in Chernobyl have managed to survive almost four decades of deadly radiation by evolving beyond their regular canine genetics, a new study has revealed

In the abandoned lands surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, dogs living there are not just surviving -- they're thriving.

The packs of 'radiation hounds' can withstand Chernobyl's deadly nuclear fallout - by mutating beyond their regular canine genetics, a scientists have revealed

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.

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 in ways that leave scientists shocked, intrigued and questioning the limits of adaptation.

Hundreds of feral dogs roam the wasteland of the nuclear disaster descendants of pets that were abandoned amid the 1986 blast and survived a cull from Soviet soldiers

Meanwhile, this study has found that feral dogs living in the area showed distinct genetic differences from dogs living only 10 miles away. It’s still early days, however, and it’s not guaranteed that this is due to radiation exposure.