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After the 1986 explosion at Chernobyl’s Reactor Four, many presumed the land would be biologically dead for generations. “The pine forests closest to the plant absorbed such intense radiation that their needles turned an orange-red and died, creating what became known as the Red Forest,” author Katie Stacey writes. Today, some truly weird wildlife are getting by, if not thriving. Read more from @sciencefocus:

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5 seriously strange ways wildlife is changing inside Chernobyl | BBC Science Focus Magazine

Forty years after the reactor explosion, the wildlife around Chernobyl has recovered in strange and unexpected ways.

BBC Science Focus Magazine