Chernobyl’s effects went well beyond radiation ... of its aftermath encapsulated the Soviet system’s disregard for human life and well-being. In some Soviet republics, popular wrath was ...

And severe restrictions on permanent human settlement are still in ... The general absence of negative effects of radiation on Chernobyl wildlife can be a consequence of several factors: First ...

because the humans left—and it turns out we are way worse than radiation." The paper, "Radiation-mediated supply of genetic variation outweighs the effects of selection and drift in Chernobyl ...

Nearly 30 years ago, in April 1986, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in ... mean radiation is good for wildlife, just that the effects of human habitation, including hunting, farming, and ...

which was that Chernobyl's plants and animals were thriving because of the lack of human activity, and that by implication, the radiation effects must be low to none. We discovered that many of ...

Related: Take a Tour Through Chernobyl's Nuclear Wasteland What about the impact on the animals? Scientists just aren't sure. "Some effects on ... while radiation hurts humans and animals alike ...

A human-made reservoir ... In 2000, the United Nations published a report on the effects of the Chernobyl accident that was so "full of unsubstantiated statements that have no support in ...

By Emily Anthes After the disaster at the nuclear power plant in Chernobyl, Ukraine ... animals might spread disease or contaminate humans, officials tried to exterminate them.

Humans could make a return to the Chernobyl exclusion zone after scientists ... as a natural laboratory for understanding the long-term effects of radiation, and as a key area for nature ...

However, on the positive end, it is one of two human-free zones ... However, the effects of nuclear accidents such as the tragedy that occurred at Chernobyl have not yet sufficiently been studied.

Scientists recently discovered mutant black tree frogs in the Chernobyl nuclear exclusion zone, raising hopes that humans ...

The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ ... s biggest science experiments for exploring the long-term effects of ionizing radiation. While humans might’ve abandoned the area, other animals stuck ...