Study Suggests Fukushima Disaster Caused Butterfly Mutations

Study Suggests Fukushima Disaster Caused Butterfly Mutations

The Chosun Ilbo - ‎

Radiation from Japan's damaged Fukushima nuclear plant is affecting life nearby. Scientists collected butterflies at seven sites near the plant, and found that 12.4 percent had physical defects, including misshapen or undeveloped forelegs, dented eyes and ...

Fukushima fall out affects butterflies

Sky News Australia -

Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists say. Around 12 per cent of pale grass blue butterflies that were exposed to nuclear fallout as larvae immediately after the ...

Mutant butterflies found near Fukushima plant

Fox News - ‎

One legacy of the Fukushima nuclear disaster last year has already become apparent through a study of butterflies in Japan: Their rate of genetic mutations and deformities has increased with succeeding generations. "Nature in the Fukushima area has been ...

 

Mutant Butterflies Found Near Fukushima

TIME - ‎

No matter how you cut it, finding mutant butterflies is hard to spin as a positive result. But the knowledge gained from the pale grass blue butterfly, a.k.a. Zizeeria maha, could potentially help down the road as the country recovers from one of the world's worst ...

'Fukushima caused mutant butterflies'

The News International - ‎

TOKYO: Genetic mutations have been found in three generations of butterflies from near Japan's crippled Fukushima nuclear plant, scientists said on Tuesday, raising fears radiation could affect other species. Around 12 percent of pale grass blue butterflies ...

Fukushima fallout: Mutated butterflies

Times of India -

LONDON: Three generations of butterflies in Japan have been rendered mutant following the radioactive fallout from the Fukushima nuclear disaster, scientists have found, warning that radiations could affect other species too. Scientists found unusually small ...