Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For decades, scientists have studied animals living in or near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to see how increased levels of ...

The disaster that struck at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine, and the dogs and their offspring who survived, ...

It's 40 years since the Chernobyl disaster. This is what it has meant for wildlife living around the devastated nuclear power ...

Chernobyl is once again a global headline, but this time for its wildlife. Recent videos show stray dogs roaming the Chernobyl exclusion zone with bright blue fur. The footage, shared by animal rescue ...

Could the dogs inside of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) be experiencing rapid evolution due to their exposure to the nuclear radiation left behind after the Chernobyl disaster in 1986? Some ...

The real reason that blue dogs have been sighted at Chernobyl actually has nothing to do with radiation, according to a scientific advisor for the organization that cares for the canines. In October, ...

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 ...

For nearly four decades, the stray dogs of Chernobyl have lived and bred in one of the most contaminated landscapes on Earth, absorbing low doses of radiation that would keep most people far away.

Dogs at Chernobyl are now genetically distinct … thanks to years of exposure to ionizing radiation, study finds.” That’s just ...

Dogs are humanity's best friend, and this is partially because we've bred them to better suit our preferences and needs. The Alaskan Malamute and Komondor, for example, were intentionally bred to ...