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[-] [email protected] 7 points 3 months ago

I remember reading a while ago that Chernobyl has become a flourishing nature preserve. While animals have a health risk from radiation, it's still a smaller health hazard than living near human settlements. It's sad that our civilization is more destructive than an open nuclear core.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 3 months ago

To be fair, it's not open any more.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

I don't think it is fully understood, but there is some evidence that the wolves are becoming cancer resistant

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/animals/a46799706/mutant-wolves-of-chernobyl/

this post was submitted on 17 Mar 2024
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