A new study raises the possibility that Chernobyl's wolves could spread radiation-caused mutations to other European wolf populations.

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ), a 1,000-square-mile area surrounding the nuclear plant in northern Ukraine, was abandoned after the disaster, leaving wildlife to flourish in the absence of humans.

Mutants or Marvels? The Chernobyl Dogs Are Changing Faster Than You Think The 1986 explosion of the Chernobyl Nuclear Reactor unleashed a catastrophic radioactive disaster that left vast areas of ...

A study analyzed the DNA of feral dogs living near Chernobyl, compared the animals to others living 10 miles away, and found remarkable differences.

Four decades after Chernobyl, something weird is happening inside the Exclusion Zone: the dogs that roam the radioactive area are rapidly evolving. But why?

What has happened to the wildlife in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone? The meltdown of the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine, in 1986 is thought to have been the worst nuclear disaster in ...

A recent study investigates why wild boars in Chernobyl still have high radioactivity levels, citing a variety of factors including past nuclear tests and animal's eating habits.

Still inhospitable to humans, the Chernobyl "exclusion zone" -- a contaminated 30-km radius around the site of the nuclear reactor explosion of April 26, 1986 -- is now a nature reserve and teems ...

Radiation exposure does not affect the life expectancy or health of frogs living in Chernobyl’s exclusion zone.