Researchers have begun studying the genomes of Chernobyl’s feral dogs to determine how they differ from dogs living outside the zone. In a 2023 study published in Science Advances, ...

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 ...

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.

In Chernobyl’s Stray Dogs, Scientists Look for Genetic Effects of Radiation A new study is the first step in an effort to understand how exposure to chronic, low-level radiation has affected the ...

Stray dogs run in front of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images In a new report published last week in the journal Science Advances, scientists found dogs living ...

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 ...

A multiyear project studying stray dogs around Chernobyl aims to uncover the health effects of chronic radiation exposure. Skip to main content. Scientific American. March 6, 2023.

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 ...

In Chernobyl’s stray dogs, scientists look for genetic effects of radiation . March 4, 2023 at 3:01 pm Updated March 4, 2023 at 4:01 pm . By . EMILY ANTHES. The New York Times.

Researchers observing wild dogs near Ukraine's Chernobyl disaster site hope to extrapolate survival possibilities for humans under similar conditions from the dogs' behavior.

Almost 40 years after the nuclear disaster in Chernobyl, hundreds of feral dogs still live in the abandoned area surrounding the ruins of the Ukrainian power station. The canine population is now ...

Hundreds of feral dogs live at the Chernobyl power plant and in the surrounding area. Credit: Clean Futures Fund+. However, the health effects of low-levels of radiation are still hotly debated.