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The hidden dangers waiting inside Chernobyl’s exclusion zone

Nearly four decades after the world’s worst nuclear disaster, Chernobyl remains one of the most mysterious places on Earth.

The dogs of Chernobyl may be carrying a nuclear disaster into the next generation. I think we need to know the truth.

New genetic clues could reveal what the 1986 disaster left inside stray dogs.

In 1986, Chernobyl’s reactor blast forced residents to leave dogs behind; decades later, 302 dogs formed distinct genetic groups 15 km apart

A study of 302 Chernobyl dogs found distinct genetic populations near the nuclear plant and in Chernobyl City, about 15 km apart.

Chernobyl disaster

Jordan Dunbar travels to Chernobyl to explore events that caused the world's worst nuclear disaster and to understand what we can learn from them. A woman reflects on how Kent families helped children ...

In Kyiv, survivors of Chernobyl face Russian bombs: 'Chernobyl was an invisible enemy. War strikes in the open'

In the Ukrainian capital, the 'Chernobyl House' shelters survivors of the 1986 nuclear disaster, now confronted with Russian bombardments. A drone strike there killed Natalia Khodemchuk, widow of the ...
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Too Soon? Swaths Of Chernobyl-Affected Land In Belarus To Lose 'Contaminated' Status

For many Belarusians living in territory contaminated by Chernobyl, the effects of the 1986 nuclear accident will end on January 1, 2027 -- on paper at least. A recent announcement says that 177 ...