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29 photos of nature winning the battle against civilization in the exclusion zone around Chernobyl

The world's worst ever nuclear disaster took place at Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Pripyat, Ukraine back in 1986, and its effects are still being felt today. A 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone is in ...
El Adelantado de Segovia

Goodbye to the idea that radiation only affects those who receive it—a study reveals clustered mutations that can be passed on to future generations

Since the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, something has concerned scientists: can exposure to radiation leave marks in someone’s DNA that are passed on to ...
The Conversation

Chernobyl’s frogs are living long, healthy lives

Germán Orizaola receives funding from the Spanish Nuclear Safety Council (SUBV/29-2021) and the British Ecological Society (SR20-1169). Pablo Burraco receives funding from the Spanish Ministry of ...