Animal world
Mutant creatures living in the Chernobyl exclusion zone
After the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in 1986, some animals here became strange, such as frogs with darker skin and wolves with cancer resistance.
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Animal world
Why did the dogs at Chernobyl undergo such rapid evolution?
The 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster not only left serious consequences for the environment and human health but also became a
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If a nuclear disaster occurs, where is the safest place to take shelter?
A scientific study offers advice in the event of a nuclear disaster, including the worst places to take shelter.
Environment
What does Chernobyl look like after people left due to the nuclear disaster?
Some animals are constantly reproducing, others are forced to evolve…
Animal world
Wild 'paradise' nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster
The area around the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant is now filled with wildlife and is an ideal place for scientists to study.
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Decoding the mysterious 'shadow' on the sidewalk, is it a supernatural phenomenon?
The Hiroshima and Nagasaki nuclear disasters left many mysterious questions, typically these
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First footage of the reactor meltdown in Fukushima
Drone images reveal the scale of damage at the Fukushima nuclear power plant 13 years after the meltdown disaster.
Science story
History of nuclear disaster shelters
What is a nuclear bunker? What is its history, and how have they changed over time? Please see the article below for more details.
Biology
Pine trees grow abnormally after the Fukushima nuclear disaster
Researchers discovered many strange features in plants around the Fukushima plant caused by radiation left over from the 2011 incident.
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What can be eaten after a nuclear war disaster?
Scientists from the Alliance to protect the Earth from natural disasters (ALLFED) say what humans can eat in the event of a nuclear war, BusinessInsider newspaper report…
Animal world
Wild animals proliferate where ever a nuclear disaster occurred
Wild deer, bison, Przewalski horses and 200 species of birds have proliferated in the area once the Chernobyl nuclear disaster occurred, in Pripyat, Ukraine.
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New discovery of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster effect
This remarkable new finding contradicts official statistics about the 'Away area', where many species suffer from adverse radioactive effects during the accident, thus l…
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Detecting huge amounts of nuclear stored in Earth's glaciers
The most recent study presented at this year's European Union of Scientific Geological Union shows that radioactive debris stored in glaciers can actually become a time…
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Nuclear disaster from a stolen medical device
In 1985, IGR moved to a new facility, leaving some medical equipment, including a box made of lead and steel, containing one capsule of cesium chloride, purchased and us…
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Fukushima 7 years after nuclear disaster
March 11, 2018, is true to the 7th anniversary of the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Like every year, Japan has stopped all activities at 14:46, that is, at the time of the…