The Chernobyl Research Initiative Lab has looked at how animals and plants have adjusted to their radioactive surroundings. But all this work has been shut down following the invasion of Ukraine
Save time by listening to our audio articles as you multitaskOver the years, they have published more than 120 papers. They began by studying the genetics of barn swallows living at varying distances from the reactor. They discovered that mutations made the birds’ body sizes more variable in areas of high radiation.
All this work has been shut down following the invasion of Ukraine.
There is also the threat that the study site might be permanently damaged. Dr Mousseau suspects that noise from combat in the area has already led wildlife to flee in the opposite direction. He saw something similar during noisy clean-ups at Fukushima—though the animals did eventually return. Fukushima was not, however, seeded with landmines, which he worries may have happened when Russian troops moved through the area. If true, that would pose a hazard to wildlife and biologists alike.
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