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

The world's worst nuclear disaster began 40 years ago at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, when Unit 4 at the Chernobyl nuclear power generation facility experienced an explosion and meltdown. Ironically, ...

Nearly 40 years after the 1986 disaster, dogs near Chernobyl have a distinct genetic profile.

When the Chernobyl Atomic Energy Station exploded in the early hours of April 26, 1986—precipitating the worst nuclear disaster in history—it resulted almost entirely from human factors. As the real ...

Eastern tree frogs sampled near the Chernobyl exclusion zone had 43.6% darker skin than frogs from less-contaminated areas.

An estimated 700 dogs are stuck at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone Blue dogs have been spotted at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone The dogs' fur is bright blue, per Clean Futures Fund, but the hue likely isn ...

Forty years after the Chornobyl disaster, tiny radioactive particles still linger in the soil, carrying a dangerous legacy.

In the new research, Dillon and team analyzed whole-genome sequence data collected from 106 dogs between 2018 and 2019, ...

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, Ukraine — After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, 40 years ago Sunday, more than 300,000 people fled the towns surrounding the destroyed Unit 4 reactor that spewed lethal radiation. In 2019, ...

Control panel for Reactor 4 of the dilapidated Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant - Tkachuk/Getty Images As we reach the 40-year milestone of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, few things have captured ...

The incident in 1986 remains the world’s worst-ever nuclear accident Radioactive fallout covered much of Europe in the spring of 1986 following the worst nuclear power plant disaster ever recorded.