Four decades after Chernobyl, something weird is happening inside the Exclusion Zone: the dogs that roam the radioactive area ...

This includes domesticated dogs that are "evolving differently" than the dogs that lived in Chernobyl in the 1980s, according to a study published in Canine Medicine and Genetics.

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 ...

The genetic differences between the dogs near the Chernobyl plant and those just 10 miles (16.09 km) away in Chernobyl city suggest that radiation exposure is having a profound effect. These dogs ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.

Chernobyl dogs: A tragic footnote in the disaster's history. The stray dogs of Chernobyl, estimated to number around 900, have carved out a niche for survival.

The Dogs of Chernobyl May Not Be Mutating After All, Study Claims. Their genetic differences may have another explanation altogether. By Darren Orf Published: Jan 20, 2025 8:00 AM EST.

They found that the dogs of Chernobyl didn’t appear to have any major mutations present that weren’t found in other dogs outside the CEZ. This is interesting, as though these dogs aren’t the ...

Watch Pop Mech editors Andrew Daniels and John Gilpatrick explore the strange case of the Chernobyl dogs, who descend from those canines abandoned during the April 26, 1986 evacuation.

On April 26, 1986, the worst nuclear disaster since World War II decimated Chernobyl in the Soviet Union. Nearly 40 years later, a lot has changed. Chernobyl, for one, is now within the borders of ...

Watch Pop Mech editors Andrew Daniels and John Gilpatrick explore the strange case of the Chernobyl dogs, who descend from those canines abandoned during the April 26, 1986 evacuation. Despite dealing ...