For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels ...

Bizarre changes in animal behaviour and appearance have unfolded at the highly reactive Chernobyl site in the 40 years since ...

They’re not turning blue. But are the stray dogs roaming Chernobyl’s radioactive wasteland undergoing rapid evolutionary ...

Scientists have solved the mystery behind stray dogs with blue fur at Chernobyl, but many are not happy with the messy answer ...

Three bright blue dogs spotted outside the Chernobyl nuclear plant in October 2024 triggered a global wave of speculation that quickly outpaced the facts. Photos of the animals, roaming near the edge ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see ...

In October, dogs at the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone in Ukraine were spotted with bright blue fur. Dogs of Chernobyl, an ...

A new theory suggests that stray dogs in Chernobyl turned blue due to rolling in a tipped-over porta-potty, according to ...

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a black fungus resides in a radioactive environment that feeds on radiation. Here's how this ...

Feral dogs living near Chernobyl differ genetically from their ancestors who survived the 1986 nuclear plant disaster—but these variations do not appear to stem from radioactivity-induced mutations.

The periwinkle pooches went viral in October after pictures of three dogs with blue fur were shared on Facebook by the Dogs of Chernobyl program, which cares for strays living around the site of the ...

Stray dogs in Chernobyl reveal genetic changes after decades of radiation, offering unique clues about how life adapts in ...