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

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 ...

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

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

The dogs have formed packs for companionship and protection Credit: Getty. The study used 500 dogs living around Chernobyl, Ukraine, who have managed to live in the harsh landscape through ...

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.

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 ...