Stray dogs hang out near an abandoned, partially-completed cooling tower at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.Sean Gallup/Getty Images Dogs at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are "genetically ...

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.

There are actually packs of dog families living in and around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant site and their lineage is believed to be generational, according to researchers. A recent study ...

Radiation-induced mutations may not be the reason for the genetic differences between dog populations living near the ...

Once a vibrant, bustling city built to house the workers of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, Prypiat now lies desolate, a shadow of its former self. Abandoned nearly overnight in 1986 following the ...

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 new study ...

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 the ...