In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, worms show no genetic damage despite living in highly radioactive soil, and free-ranging ...

The fungus, which has been found on Chernobyl's Reactor 4, has adapted to convert gamma radiation into chemical energy.

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

Stray dogs living in Chernobyl have managed to survive almost four decades of deadly radiation by evolving beyond their ...

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

A recent study revealed the impressive impacts that the street dogs of Chernobyl may have suffered in their genetic codes due ...

A fungus at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster has adapted to 'feed' on levels of radiation that would be lethal to most life forms. Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a highly resilient ...

Hundreds of feral dogs roam the wasteland of the nuclear disaster descendants of pets that were abandoned amid the 1986 blast ...

Scientists are studying the DNA of feral dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone to understand how long-term radiation ...

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 was a nuclear meltdown ... will help scientists understand the genetic effects of prolonged exposures to both radiation and non-radiation toxic exposures.

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