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Chernobyl: photos of a place where time stopped forever
A large area around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant that was vacated as a result of the accident that shocked the world in 1986 was called the "exclusion zone". At that time, Chernobyl and its ...
There's a reason why you wouldn't want to go near it
The footage of the incredibly dangerous 'Elephant's Foot' in the ruins of Chernobyl is really rather scary since you know ...
The Dogs of Chernobyl May Not Be Mutating After All, One Study Claims
On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster since World War II decimated Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Nearly 40 years ...
Chernobyl’s feral dogs are genetically unique, but not mutated
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.
PBS5 年
U.S.S.R., 1986
This is a combined SPOT-Eosat image of Chernobyl; the red dot is a thermal signature revealing the extreme heat of the reactor meltdown.
iaea.org6 年
The Chernobyl Accident: Updating of INSAG-1
The purpose of this report is to update findings of the International Nuclear Safety Advisory Group’s Summary Report on the Post-Accident Review Meeting on the Chernobyl Accident (INSAG-1), published ...
The Independent27 天
Chernobyl dogs do show ‘dramatic’ genetic differences – but not because of radiation
open image in gallery Photograph shows a dog in the ghost town of Pripyat near the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (AFP via Getty) Scientists have been studying dog populations near the nuclear ...