Decades after the nuclear disaster, Chernobyl’s wolves continue to survive—and even thrive—inside the exclusion zone.

That’s the question scientists seek to answer after studying the ... The 1,000 square mile Chernobyl Exclusion Zone has become something of a wildlife sanctuary due to the absence of humans.

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster ... looked over our documents before allowing us into ...

The radioactive materials poured into the lakes and forests, contaminating wildlife, berries ... "The aftermath of Chernobyl was devastating," Chapple tells Business Insider.