For years, scientists have used controlled radiation exposure in experiments to induce beneficial mutations in plants and animals. The dogs living in Chernobyl may be experiencing a similar ...

Children whose parents were exposed to radiation from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster have no excess mutations, a new study reveals. Almost 35 years to the day after the catastrophic accident ...

The Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986 ... and possibly evolve—under chronic radiation exposure. Radiation is known to cause mutations in DNA, which can lead to cancer, birth defects, and ...

but dogs were still gunned down when found in a bid to stop radiation spreading. However, there’s plenty of speculation that the hard knocks experienced by the dogs at Chernobyl - and their ...

LVIV, Ukraine--Ukraine said on Wednesday there was a danger of a radiation leak at the Chernobyl nuclear power station after electricity was cut off to the plant, but the U.N. nuclear watchdog saw ...

Buried deep within Chernobyl’s Reactor 4 ... Wildlife has returned, but mutations and lingering radiation make it a haunting, post-apocalyptic wasteland. Researchers continue monitoring the ...

There are different facilities throughout Belarus for children with disabilities to get proper care. Children's House Number 1 is a facility for young children with severe disabilities in Minsk ...

MINSK, 24 April (BelTA) – Belarus’ program on overcoming the impact of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident focuses on social security and radiation protection, Leonid Dedul, First ...