The impact on wildlife long-term, however, remains unknown. Thus, as a radiologically contaminated area, researchers have ...

Decades after the Chernobyl disaster ... Despite the significant impact on certain wildlife, some species are prospering in the now uninhabited habitat. Vladimir Putin makes desperate move ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

Chernobyl’s Elephant’s Foot is one of the most radioactive objects on Earth. Just five minutes near it can be fatal, making it a chilling reminder of nuclear disaster.

After detecting the first black frogs in 2016, we decided to study the role of melanin colouration in Chernobyl wildlife. Between 2017 and 2019 we examined in detail the colouration of Eastern tree ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...

Deserted by humans after the worst nuclear disaster in history, Chernobyl has now been reclaimed by a remarkable collection of wildlife and the descendants of pets that were left in the city.