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

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Chernobyl is once again a global headline, but this time for its wildlife. Recent videos show stray dogs roaming the Chernobyl exclusion zone with bright blue fur. The footage, shared by animal rescue ...

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 ...

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

"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 Dogs of Chernobyl, a project affiliated with the Clean Future Fund nonprofit, took to Instagram last month, showcasing dogs with blue fur recently seen at the exclusion zone in Ukraine. “A very ...

Researchers studying stray dogs inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the area surrounding the nuclear power plant that partially melted down in 1986, recently made a puzzling discovery: at least three ...