Chernobyl's radioactivity reduced populations of birds of orange plumage, study finds
Tuesday, April 26, 2011 - 07:30
in Earth & Climate
On April 26, 1986, history's greatest nuclear accident took place northwest of the Ukrainian city of Chernobyl. Despite the scale of the disaster, 25 years later, we still do not know its real effects. An international team of investigators has shown for the first time that the color of birds' plumage may make them more vulnerable to radioactivity.