Almost 40 years ago, reactor number four exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then, the surrounding area has become, to the surprise of many, one of Europe’s largest nature reserves.

Chernobyl is best known as the site of the worst nuclear reactor meltdown in history. But since the residents left after the 1986 catastrophe, it’s also become one of the biggest nature reserves in ...

Tree frogs near Chernobyl nuclear disaster site adapted to historic radiation with darker coloring, going from green to black, study finds. Photo from Pablo Burraco and Germán Orizaola via Wiley ...

The radioactive fallout of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear reactor disaster has resulted in the rapid evolution of species nearby. "Skin coloration was darker in localities closest to areas with high ...

A recent study reveals that current radiation levels in Chernobyl’s Exclusion Zone are not significantly impacting the age, stress levels, or aging rate of local wildlife, particularly the Eastern ...

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded decades ago, but tree frogs in the area still show its aftermath, researchers found. Nuclear reactor 4 at the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine ...