New genetic clues could reveal what the 1986 disaster left inside stray dogs.

A study of 302 Chernobyl dogs found distinct genetic populations near the nuclear plant and in Chernobyl City, about 15 km ...

Scientists are investigating whether radiation from the Chernobyl disaster caused genetic changes in dogs living near the ...

Forty years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, one of the region's most unexpected survivors is a population of free-roaming dogs that may offer insight into how life adapts in contaminated ...

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The restricted zone around Chernobyl is eerily quiet but one building near the scene of the world’s worst nuclear disaster is full of barking and whining. The long, one-storey structure once served as ...

John and Andrew introduce the unexpected populations of dogs living inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone and note dogs have been present since the 1986 disaster. While the Exclusion Zone contains the ...

Dogs are humanity's best friend, and this is partially because we've bred them to better suit our preferences and needs. The Alaskan Malamute and Komondor, for example, were intentionally bred to ...

Stray dogs living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone whose fur turned bright blue likely got their color from rolling in a tipped-over porta-potty, according to local animal volunteers. The periwinkle ...

- There's also tourists of Chernobyl. - Right. - Which is - [John] probably a whole other topic - for another day. - You know what? - We- - We'll film on location - sometime. - We've had. (both laugh) ...

"Hearst Magazines and AOL may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." On April 26, 1986, Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine, exploded—a combination of poor ...

The unique coloring is not the result of radiation, according to a scientific advisor for Dogs of Chernobyl Bailey Richards is a Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023 ...