Chernobyl is best known as the site of the worst nuclear reactor meltdown in history. But since the residents left after the 1986 catastrophe, it’s also become one of the biggest nature reserves in ...

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 ...

The Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded decades ago, but tree frogs in the area still show its aftermath, researchers found. Nuclear reactor 4 at the Chernobyl power plant in northern Ukraine ...

In the wild, frog romance is a raucous affair. When it’s time to mate, the female eastern gray tree frog makes her way to the pond, when there could be hundreds of potential suitors each calling to ...

Tree frogs near Chernobyl nuclear disaster site adapted to historic radiation with darker coloring, going from green to black, study finds. Photo from Pablo Burraco and Germán Orizaola via Wiley ...