When the Chernobyl nuclear reactor exploded in 1986, scientists expected the surrounding land to remain uninhabitable for ...

In the shadow of nuclear disaster, these canines show remarkable resilience to the deadly disease.

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

In the radioactive forests around Chernobyl, gray wolves have done what humans cannot: they have adapted to chronic radiation ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

Scientists find that Chernobyl's grey wolves have evolved cancer-resilient genomes despite high radiation levels. This ...

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The mutant wolves of Chernobyl have genetically evolved enough to be protected against cancer.

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In 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear reactor in the Soviet Union, now in Ukraine, exploded, spewing massive amounts of radioactive material into the environment. Almost four decades later, the stray dogs ...