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

These worms, called nematodes, have simple genomes and a short lifespan, which enabled researchers to study their multiple ...

An estimated 900 stray dogs live in the CEZ, and many of them are likely the descendants of pets left behind following the mass evacuation of Chernobyl residents. Norman J. Kleiman, an ...

The study used 500 dogs living around Chernobyl, Ukraine, who have managed to live in the harsh landscape through miraculous generational adaptation. It is believed that understanding how they ...

Microscopic worms that live their lives in the highly radioactive environment of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) appear to ...

They were found to have formed unusual packs, and live much closer-knit than wild dogs or wolves. The animals have been monitored since 2017 as part of the Chernobyl Dog Research Initiative.

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 ...

When we think of the Chernobyl disaster ... “Do they have mutations that they’ve acquired that allow them to live and breed successfully in this region?” said co-author Elaine Ostrander ...

Researchers led by Sophia Tintori from New York University collected specimens of the nematode species Oscheius tipulae from ...