The descendant of dogs who have lived in Chernobyl since the 1986 meltdown may hold interesting clues. AFP via Getty Images The vast majority of dogs near the plant are German shepherds. AP ...

It is the story of Chernobyl’s feral dogs, and it begins not with a whimper but with a nuclear boom a boom that, some four decades ago, transformed a thriving village into a zone of exclusion, and ...

Genetic adaptations of Chernobyl dogs Led by environmental health scientist Dr. Norman J. Kleiman from Columbia University, a 2023 research utilized blood samples from 116 semi-feral dogs.

What makes these cute, innocent, eager puppies so dangerous? They are among the roughly 900 strays who live in and around the ...

Compared to dogs living just 10 miles from the CEZ, the Chernobyl dogs show key differences that suggest they may be evolving. The research didn't state what the differences were.

(CBS13) — Decades after the Chernobyl nuclear explosion in Ukraine, hundreds of abandoned dogs still roam the disaster zone. Some are now being adopted and brought to the United States.

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

Chernobyl, for one, is now within the borders of Ukraine, and the destroyed reactor is now capped by a massive dome, known as New Safe Confinement. Oh, and the dogs are different, too.

The mysterious dog populations in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant are genetically distinct from the other dog populations near the nuclear disaster site in Ukraine. By AARON REICH MARCH 6, 2023 ...

The Chernobyl dogs are characterized by their big floppy ears and their thick, muscular bodies. "The big breeds that persist through natural selection are the tougher and stronger breeds.

Created on May 10, 2017, the GoFundMe titled “ Save the Dogs of Chernobyl,” is raising money for the hundreds of dogs living at the site of the Chernobyl Power Plant nuclear accident, as well ...