I thought it pertinent to look into what radiation can actually do... That is, if you're not lucky enough to die. What Does Radiation Poisoning Do to Your Body? In a world where nuclear bombs have blanketed the earth in radiation, life would not end—it would mutate . The survivors, both human and animal, would become part of a harsh evolutionary crucible, where the rules of biology are rewritten by exposure, adaptation, and desperation. Much like in Chernobyl, frogs might darken to near-black , their melanin-rich skin not just shielding them from UV, but acting like organic armor against gamma and beta rays. Over time, dogs and mammals might develop rapid DNA repair mechanisms , not from intelligent design but sheer survival pressure, forming castes of bio-adapted creatures that seem engineered but are entirely natural—a strange mirror of artificial selection driven by catastrophe. Birds and insects—our most sensitive species—would likely show the first signs of collapse: tw...
