The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 was a nuclear meltdown ... Somehow, two small populations of dogs managed to survive in that highly toxic environment,' Kleiman said in a statement.

In the spring of 1986, in their rush to flee the radioactive plume and booming fire that burned after the Chernobyl power plant ... they feared would ferry toxic atoms about.

Chernobyl, located in present day Ukraine, faced one of the biggest and widely known nuclear disasters in 1986.

"Before Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there used to be a thriving tourism industry in Chernobyl," said Davies, a toxic geography expert. "You could buy a day pass and go on a 'toxic ...

Chernobyl dogs — the descendants of former ... which experienced extreme genetic defects as a result of the toxic radiation. The findings are especially valuable as scientists have learned ...

but “Chernobyl” feels timely on a variety of fronts. At its core, the documentary exposes the toxic combination of a major tragedy and a highly secretive regime, yielding a tragedy that has ...

A controlled burn of the toxic materials has filled the air and ... “largest environmental disaster in history” or simply “Chernobyl 2.0,” invoking the 1986 nuclear disaster.

The Chernobyl disaster of 1986 was a nuclear meltdown ... Somehow, two small populations of dogs managed to survive in that highly toxic environment,' Kleiman said in a statement. ' ...