What Does Extreme Wildlife Look Like In The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone?

Published on 10/19/2021
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Plants Are Changing

After studying planted soybean and flax at Chernobyl, scientists discovered an unusual finding: both plants were able to adapt to high levels of radiation in a similar manner, but in different ways. This suggests that, unlike other living creatures, plants have the potential to naturally survive with high levels of radiation.

Plants Are Adapting

Plants Are Changing

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What It Does To People

We’ve seen the impacts of the Chernobyl disaster on animals in the Exclusion Zone, but what about the effects on human beings? People who were forced to leave more than 30 years ago have experienced a variety of health consequences as a result of exposure to dangerous levels of radiation.

How It Affects Humans

What It Does To People

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