On April 26, 1986, disaster struck the small Ukrainian-Belarusian border town of Chernobyl, (then part of the Soviet Union) ...
Nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, scientists have discovered a form of life that's thriving on the radiation that's been left behind. A strange black fungus called ...
Dogs living near the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have mutated to develop a new superpower - they are immune to radiation, heavy metals and pollution. Scientists collected blood samples from ...
Test field at Mezhiliska and location of soil sampling points. Image from Google Earth. Credit: Journal of Environmental Radioactivity (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvrad.2025.107698 Thousands of hectares ...
Dr. Jennifer Betz, medical director for the Dogs of Chernobyl program, said there is a "0% chance that the blue color is related to radiation." In late 2025, social media users began sharing images ...