Almost 40 years ago, reactor number four exploded at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant. Since then, the surrounding area has become, to the surprise of many, one of Europe’s largest nature reserves.

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In the radioactive shadows of Chernobyl, Eastern tree frogs have turned black. Far from a random mutation, this change appears to be a survival mechanism, dark skin that helps dissipate radiation.

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 ...

Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story: “The dark frogs would have survived the radiation better and reproduced more successfully,” two of the authors of the 2022 study wrote for The ...