Almost 40 years ago, reactor number four exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then, the surrounding area has become, to the surprise of many, one of Europe’s largest nature reserves.

Evolution is the result of environmental pressures forcing species to adapt, and few environments exert pressures like the Chernobyl exclusion zone. A new study has revealed evolution in action as ...

Question: About two months ago I found a tree frog in my parents backyard and was curious about the species of the frog. From what I can tell it appears to be a Gray Tree Frog however it is quite ...

A study on the black frogs titled "Ionizing radiation and melanism in Chornobyl tree frogs" has been published in the journal Evolutionary Applications. Since the nuclear disaster at the Chornobyl ...