The Horses of Chernobyl Are Earth’s Last Wild Breed—and Thriving in a Nuclear Wasteland

Original article written by David Grossman Originally published by Popular Mechanics (September 17, 2025) This toxic zone is now crawling with life no one expected. The Chernobyl Exclusion Zone (CEZ) remains one of the world’s most extraordinary locales for a number of reasons. Now there’s another. Przewalski’s horses—often described as the world’s last wild horses, though a 2018 genomics study suggests […]