Popular Mechanics has lied too many times. The subhead of this article is: "Have the canines acquired strange mutations living near the power plant?" A quick s

Popular Mechanics has lied too many times. The subhead of this article is: "Have the canines acquired strange mutations living near the power plant?" A quick search of reputatble sources shows, no: "Chornobyl dogs' genetic differences not due to mutation" according to North Carolina State University, https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250113134154.htm https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/01/250113134154.h... Summary: Radiation-induced mutation is unlikely to have induced genetic differences between dog populations in Chornobyl City and the nearby Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant. Date: January 13, 2025 Popular Mechanics should not be trusted.