A new genetic study examines an unusually large hybridization event that followed the Fukushima nuclear accident, when ...

Domestic pig genes got diluted across generations, but their rapid reproductive capacity persisted in hybrid hogs ...

Learn how boar populations in Fukushima’s evacuation zone are evolving rapidly after mating with abandoned domesticated pigs.

Scientists have just uncovered why populations of radioactive pig-boar hybrids have been flourishing in Fukushima. Since the ...

The earthquake and resulting tsunami decimated the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant along the coast. The massive ecological ...

Domestic pigs bred with wild boar after the nuclear disaster offer lessons in wildlife genetics and invasive species management.

It’s been just over a decade since a massive 9.0 magnitude earthquake triggered a tsunami that caused the meltdown of a nuclear reactor in Japan’s Fukushima region. The ensuing evacuation has allowed ...

Sakae Kato feeds wild boars in front of his home, in a restricted zone in Namie, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters Wild pig-boar hybrids have started roaming around Fukushima since ...

March 11, 2011: A trio of disasters hit Japan like dominoes falling in Hell. The nation’s largest recorded earthquake (magnitude of 9.0) triggered a devastating tsunami, which in turn triggered an ...

Feral pigs make effective movie villains because they already carry an unsettling reputation. In the horror-comedy film Send Help, released in theaters January 30, 2026, a wild hog becomes a ...