The Dogs of Chernobyl Are Experiencing Rapid Evolution, Study Suggests

Popular Mechanics has lied too many times. The subhead of this article is: "Have the canines acquired strange mutations living near the power plant?"

A quick search of reputatble sources shows, no:

"Chornobyl dogs' genetic differences not due to mutation" according to North Carolina State University, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250113134154.h...

Summary: Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant.

Date: January 13, 2025

Popular Mechanics should not be trusted.

(2023) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35410227

Discussion on the paper (166 points, 2023, 49 comments) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35024160

I call bullshit. There's no radiation in Chernobyl and Pripyat outside of some isolated storage buildings where the workers dumped their gear.