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Radioactive Boar Wreak Havoc on Swedish Landscape

Radioactive Boar Wreak Havoc on Swedish Landscape

October 17, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Thirty-one years ago, a plume of radiation spread across Europe with the Chernobyl meltdown, the most infamous nuclear disaster in history. Today, we think of Chernobyl as a historic event,as well as an instructive lesson in nuclear safety — and one that changed the face of nuclear power forever. But it turns out we’re living […]

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Wildlife Thrives in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone

Wildlife Thrives in Korea’s Demilitarized Zone

August 28, 2017February 18, 2021 Supertrooper 2 Comments

It’s a tableau reminiscent of First World War entrenchments, a narrow strip of land with North Korean and South Korean soldiers, tanks, and barbed wire lining each side. Said strip is about four kilometers across and 250 kilometers long, and neatly cuts the Korean Peninsula in two. It was formed in peace talks after the […]

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Animals Rule Chernobyl 30 Years After Nuclear Disaster

Animals Rule Chernobyl 30 Years After Nuclear Disaster

April 27, 2016December 23, 2019 Supertrooper 2 Comments

Marina Shkvyria watches for animal tracks as she walks toward an abandoned village in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, the area sealed to the public after a nuclear power plant exploded here 30 years ago, on April 26, 1986. Spotting one, she crouches and runs her finger over the toes of a wolf print in the […]

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