Chernobyl, in northern Ukraine, could be shut down or scaled back as a research area if Russia sends troops across the border. One of the most direct worries for scientists is that Russia could ...

The dogs still living around the exclusion zone are likely descendants of pets left behind after residents surrounding the Chernobyl power plant fled the region in a hurry, leaving behind all ...

Are the dogs of Chernobyl evolving right in front of us? That's a question some scientists have been asking in new research that has been keeping tabs on the wild animals roaming around the ...

The 1986 Chernobyl disaster in the now-abandoned Ukrainian city of Pripyat is perhaps the most infamous nuclear accident of all time. The initial explosion and subsequent fires at the plant ...

In this landscape of possibilities, it’s hard to say where the dogs of Chernobyl might fall: Domestic canines depend heavily on us, and may suffer more than other animals when we leave.

The Dogs of Chernobyl Research Initiative — which also provides veterinary care to the strays — estimates that more than 800 feral dogs are living in the area.

Chernobyl, in northern Ukraine, could be shut down or scaled back as a research area if Russia sends troops across the border. One of the most direct worries for scientists is that Russia could ...

Chernobyl, in northern Ukraine, could be shut down or scaled back as a research area if Russia sends troops across the border. One of the most direct worries for scientists is that Russia could ...