The genetic differences between the dogs near the Chernobyl plant and those just 10 miles (16.09 km) away in Chernobyl city suggest that radiation exposure is having a profound effect.

However, what is different about these canines is Chernobyl dogs are "evolving differently" after the world's worst nuclear disaster nearly 40 years ago. It is also this evolution that has allowed ...

Although most think of Chernobyl as a wasteland, the nuclear power plant is still up and running with more than 3,000 employees. The SPCAI says the workers do what they can for the 250 dogs living ...