However, an estimated 3.5 million were ultimately affected by the disaster in ... allowed to return to its natural state, the wildlife in Chernobyl and the exclusion zone have flourished While ...

Frogs living in Chernobyl have been subjected to radioactive ... a whole new layer to scientists' understanding of how wildlife is affected by extreme environments. The research was led by experts ...

Sampling is taking place across the Zhytomyr region after a research study suggested that thousands of hectares of farmland in the area outside the Chernobyl exclusion zone could safely return to ...

Thousands of hectares of Chernobyl-affected farmland, long deemed too dangerous for cultivation in northern Ukraine can safely return to production, according to new research. The study ...