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Within the desolate landscape surrounding the infamous Chernobyl nuclear disaster site, hundreds of feral, radioactive dogs are displaying extraordinary genetic mutations. A recent study reveals that ...

For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, absorbing low doses of radiation that would keep most people far away.

We love our dogs and strive to give them the best lives we can, but not every canine is as fortunate – among them are the feral dogs living in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) near Pripyat in ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

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 ...

Jackson Ryan was CNET's science editor, and a multiple award-winning one at that. Earlier, he'd been a scientist, but he realized he wasn't very happy sitting at a lab bench all day. Science writing, ...