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A single drone, a high-explosive warhead, and a direct hit on Chernobyl’s protective shelter. Think about that. If this was an intentional act by Russia, it’s an unprecedented gamble with global consequences. But if not—if this was a miscalculation, a rogue strike, or something deeper happening behind the scenes—then what the hell is going on? …
Texas farmers are suing a fertilizer company that uses human waste in products They claim the fertilizer spread and made their farmland ‘useless’ A group of Texas ranchers have claimed their animals are being killed by a toxic fertilizer that spread from a nearby farm – likening it to the Chernobyl disaster. The farmers from …
Worms living near Chernboyl appear to be immune to radiation Results give scientists clues to how DNA repair can vary between individuals From black frogs to a new species of dog, radiation exposure has forced many animals living near Chernobyl to mutate. But a new study shows that not all animals in the exclusion zone …
In 2014, scientists studying radioactive mutant wolves in Chernobyl found genes that might inform cancer prevention in humans. “In 2014, Cara Love, an evolutionary biologist at Princeton University, set out with a team of researchers to understand how animals have been able to survive the cancer-causing radiation. Love and her team took blood samples from …