Chernobyl Exclusion Zone forest wildlife spread

~2,600 km² of Chernobyl Exclusion Zone

Chernobyl's abandoned zone turned back into forest

After people left the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, forests spread across much of the abandoned land and wildlife became common. The roughly 2,600-square-kilometer area remains contaminated and has very few permanent human residents.

Psychology studies use an unusually narrow slice of humanity

A large share of psychology research studies people from Western, educated, rich, industrialized, and democratic societies. People in these groups are not a random sample of humanity, so findings from them cannot automatically be assumed to describe everyone.

One tractor-trailer was estimated to cause far more road damage

7,800×

Under the AASHO Road Test relationship, an 80,000-pound tractor-trailer with specified axle loads was estimated to cause 7,800 times as much road damage as a passenger vehicle carrying 2,000 pounds on each axle.

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Chernobyl Exclusion Zone forest wildlife spread

Chernobyl's abandoned zone turned back into forest

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