In the abandoned lands surrounding the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, dogs living there are not just surviving -- they're ...

As a warning about how close we are to atomic holocaust, the Doomsday Clock stands at 90 seconds to midnight, the closest it has ever been since its invention in 1947. After creating the world's first ...

The story of about 900 Chernobyl dogs adapting to radioactive environment reveals the ongoing impact of the nuclear disaster.

CHERNOBYL has transformed wild dogs into radiation hounds who can survive the deadly nuclear fallout, scientists have ...

Scientists have observed the highly resilient black fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum growing on the walls of the Number 4 ...

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

Researchers collected blood samples from 116 dogs in the exclusion zone, discovering significant genetic differences among ...

Meanwhile, this study has found that feral dogs living in the area showed distinct genetic differences from dogs living only ...

which triggered the explosion and fire that destroyed the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in 1986. Scientists studying the fungus found it has adapted to use radiation as a source of energy ...

Dogs near the Chernobyl site have developed a 'super power' after living so close to the disaster zone. On 28 April 1986, the ...

In the silence of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone a curious phenomenon is unfolding: stray dogs, the descendants of pets ...

Stray dogs hang out near an abandoned cooling tower at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Picture: Sean Gallup/Getty Images ...