Wild animals have free range around northern Ukraine’s Chernobyl nuclear plant, the site of the world’s worst nuclear accident, which spread radiation throughout the region in 1986. Studies have ...

Strange things are happening amid the fallout of the world’s worst nuclear disaster. Black fungus found flourishing amid the debris in the ruined plant itself may be “eating” radiation. Frogs are ...

Scientists have reported that Chernobyl's remaining high levels of radiation have made some animals resistant to cancer. It’s been almost 38 years since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster - an event which ...

Wolves living in the heart of Chernobyl appear to have evolved the ability to fight cancer – a genetic mutation that could give humans a better chance of surviving the disease. In 1986, a nuclear ...

'Rapidly-evolving' dogs and frogs that change colour are some of the bizarre animal mutations reported at the radioactive Chernobyl site nearly 40 years on from the nuclear disaster. Scientists ...

New York, Feb 9 (IANS) Mutant wolves around Chernobyl, where the world’s worst nuclear accident took place 35 years ago, has now developed anti-cancer abilities, an advance that may open door for cure ...

Last October, blue-furred dogs were discovered near the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Ukraine, sparking widespread speculation that the dogs might have been exposed to radiation. The Chernobyl ...