Background radiation levels in the Chernobyl area vary widely by location. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by ...

Following the 1986 Chernobyl meltdown - the world's worst ... Today, the room's radiation levels could be 40,000 times higher than normal, the Berlin-based news agency Ruptly reported.

Three months earlier, the core of a reactor had opened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant ... found ways to under-report their levels of radiation in order remain on the job site.

T he radiation levels experienced by the frogs living in Chernobyl have not affected their age or their rate of aging. These ...

This unique fungus, ... [+] discovered in Chernobyl's radioactive zones, has the rare ability to harness radiation for growth. This fungus has adapted to a level of radiation that would be lethal ...

Decades after the Chernobyl disaster, stray dogs in the area have mutated to survive the lethal levels of radiation, a groundbreaking study shows. Dubbed 'radiation hounds,' these canines have ...

Radiation-induced mutations ... accumulated over time and to contextualise the level of differences. The analysis indicated that the genetics of Chernobyl city dogs were very similar to dog ...