The dogs of Chernobyl may be carrying a nuclear disaster into the next generation. I think we need to know the truth.

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

Chernobyl dogs have genes adapted to 'end of the world' - study

Although the landscape around the Chernobyl nuclear power plant may seem apocalyptic, dog packs have managed to inhabit it.

In 1986, Chernobyl’s reactor blast forced residents to leave dogs behind; decades later, 302 dogs formed distinct genetic groups 15 km apart

A study of 302 Chernobyl dogs found distinct genetic populations near the nuclear plant and in Chernobyl City, about 15 km apart.
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Can Chernobyl Dogs Pass Genetic Mutations to Future Generations?

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

In Kyiv, survivors of Chernobyl face Russian bombs: 'Chernobyl was an invisible enemy. War strikes in the open'

In the Ukrainian capital, the 'Chernobyl House' shelters survivors of the 1986 nuclear disaster, now confronted with Russian bombardments. A drone strike there killed Natalia Khodemchuk, widow of the ...

Chernobyl particles look remarkably similar to explosion day in 1986

Just over 40 years ago, what began as a routine safety test at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant (or Chornobyl in Ukranian) in Soviet Ukraine spiraled into one of the most recognizable disasters of ...
newser

Pilot Who Braved Chernobyl Dies After Contracting COVID

Nikolai Antoshkin survived the Chernobyl nuclear explosion, but it appears he has fallen victim to COVID more than three decades later. The New York Times reports that the 78-year-old, who led ...
Phys.org

Forty years on from the disaster, why there are foxes, bears and bison again around Chernobyl

In the novel "When There Are Wolves Again" by E.J. Swift, the Chernobyl disaster and its legacy is extrapolated to a near future where natural habitats are depleted and precarious. This work of ...