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The refugees include 14 secondary school children, nine primary school children, 25 pensioners and eight families with pets who will not be accommodated with their owners ...

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Are the dogs of Chernobyl evolving right in front of us? That's a question some scientists have been asking in new research that has been … The post The dogs of Chernobyl may be evolving right before ...

For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of radiation affect their health, growth, and evolution. A study analyzed ...

In 2023, scientists dug into the DNA of 302 Chernobyl dogs and found hundreds of unique genetic markers. Some markers could be linked to repairing DNA damage, an essential trait in a radiation ...

The dogs of Chernobyl - alongside stunning scientists by managing to survive in the toxic environment - have also changed their behaviour, and now live in tight, loyal packs even closer-knit than ...

A recent study, published in PLOS ONE, examined dogs living near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant and those in the city, located just 10 miles (16 kilometers) away. Researchers wanted to understand ...

Chernobyl, for one, is now within the borders of Ukraine, and the destroyed reactor is now capped by a massive dome, known as New Safe Confinement. Oh, and the dogs are different, too.

Although Chernobyl was an unprecedented moment in history that caused terrible suffering to both humans and the local environment, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) provides an equally unprecedented ...