Stray dogs living in Chernobyl may have genetically evolved to thrive in the hazardous exclusion zone after the world's worst nuclear disaster, according to a new study.
The area surrounding the nuclear power plant that was destroyed in the April 1986 catastrophe has largely been abandoned by humans.
Around 30 people died from immediate blast trauma and acute radiation syndrome (ARS) in the seconds to months after the disaster, respectively, with 60 officially dying in total in the decades since, inclusive of later radiation induced cancer.
