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 ...

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 ...

Bizarre changes in animal behaviour and appearance have unfolded at the highly reactive Chernobyl site in the 40 years since the disaster - including 'evolving' dogs and cancer-resistant wolves ...

While dogs are often thought to be our best friends, and we’ve been living alongside them for thousands of years, we’re still ...

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 ...

Time has effectively stood still in the Ukranian city of Pripyat, which was evacuated in the aftermath of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear explosion. At the time of the disaster during the Soviet era, about ...

Chernobyl, the world's worst nuclear accident happened on April 26, 1986. Seven years after the event, Herald reporter Wanda Briggs traveled to Ukraine and Russia with a business delegation from the ...

Ever wondered what a whole city looks like when everyone leaves in a single day?Welcome to Pripyat, Ukraine. This Ferris ...

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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 ...