Chernobyl's radioactivity reduced the populations of birds of orange plumage - 0 views
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Kevin Makice on 27 Apr 11On 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 colour of birds' plumage may make them more vulnerable to radioactivity.