Chernobyl’s frogs are living long, healthy lives - Yahoo
1 day ago · Chernobyl’s frogs. Since 2016, we have studied populations of Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) in Chernobyl.Visiting the area for several weeks each spring, we take advantage of the breeding ...
Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of …
Nov 7, 2024 · In total, they captured more than 200 male eastern St. Anthony's frogs in 14 different locations, which they took to their field laboratory in the city of Chernobyl (Ukraine).
Chernobyl’s frogs are living long, healthy lives - The Conversation
1 day ago · Chernobyl’s frogs. Since 2016, we have studied populations of Eastern tree frogs (Hyla orientalis) in Chernobyl.Visiting the area for several weeks each spring, we take advantage of the breeding ...
Frogs around Chornobyl in good health, despite radiation - Cosmos
Nov 7, 2024 · An Eastern tree frog – Hyla orientalis. Credit: Mkrc85, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Frogs are thriving in the area around the destroyed Chornobyl Nuclear Plant, with radiation levels ...
Chernobyl frogs resist nuclear radiation, beat fast aging, stress
6 days ago · The Eastern tree frog, Hyla orientalis. A recent study reveals that current radiation levels in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone are not significantly impacting the age, stress levels, or aging rate ...
Frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging
3 days ago · The frogs residing in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone appear remarkably unaffected by radiation when it comes to their age and rate of aging. A recent study shows no significant differences between frogs living in high-radiation areas and those from non-irradiated control zones regarding these two aging traits. Additionally, corticosterone levels ...
Chornobyl tree frogs, Biology Letters (2024). DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2024.0287 Provided by Universidad de Oviedo Citation: Chernobyl frogs exposed to radiation show no signs of accelerated aging or ...
Radiation levels currently experienced by Chornobyl tree frogs has …
Nov 6, 2024 · Germán Orizaola, professor of Zoology at the University of Oviedo, highlights that these results indicate that "the levels of radiation currently experienced by frogs in Chernobyl would not be sufficient to cause chronic damage to these organisms."
Melanin Protection: Chornobyl Black Frogs Reveal ... - SciTechDaily
Oct 10, 2022 · The study of the Chornobyl black frogs constitutes a first step to better understanding the protective role of melanin in environments affected by radioactive contamination. In addition, it opens the doors to promising applications in fields as diverse as nuclear waste management and space exploration.
Chernobyl’s tree frogs: The inside story on how a cunning
Oct 15, 2022 · Scientists in Chernobyl have discovered the nuclear disaster has had lasting effects on a local population: tree frogs. Many of the frogs, which are normally a vibrant green, have turned black.