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TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.
(thebiologist.rsb.org.uk)
this post was submitted on 26 Jun 2023
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Life, uh, finds a way
Honestly, if any life was going to beat radiation, I’m not surprised it’s mushrooms. They are amazing.
Also, I wonder if they have Mulberry trees in Chernobyl because I can’t kill those things it axes, poison, or digging them up. I bet they’d fare well too.