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.

Thirteen years after the worst nuclear disaster since Chernobyl, evacuation orders are still in place for seven municipalities in the prefecture, forcing more than 25,000 people to remain displaced.

the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) provides an equally unprecedented opportunity to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure, including the effects on stray dogs that stayed behind when the ...

This report was prepared after the Post-Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Accident, Vienna, 25–29 August 1986. A team of Soviet experts who presented a report on the accident at the Chernobyl ...

The survival and adaptations of the feral dogs in Chernobyl, many of which are descendants of pets abandoned during the evacuation, have surprised scientists. The dogs have established tightly ...

Similar cancer resilience may be found in Chernobyl dogs, the descendants of former residents’ pets abandoned when the evacuation was ordered. These once-domestic animals would have been much ...

including the effects on stray dogs that stayed behind when the CEZ was initially evacuated. Previous studies of these dogs, which compared their genes to similar populations in nearby Chernobyl ...

this was due to the Chernobyl disaster, which killed 31 people. Locals in the area feared that the same outcome could happen, and refused to sign evacuation plans which are required before the ...