Strange Chernobyl dark fungus may ‘eat’ radiation and even help astronauts in space

In 2018, researchers even sent one of the Chernobyl molds, a strain dubbed Cladosporium sphaerospermum, to the International ...
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In Chernobyl, a fungus eats radiation

When scientists first found a black fungus growing at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster, they were baffled. Now, a decade later, research has determined that not only is the fungus using the ...

Strange Chernobyl black fungus may eat radiation

Mold was found at Chernobyl in 1997, and later scientists noticed radiation at the reactor was attracting numerous types of fungi.

Species in Chernobyl disaster zone is mutating to feed on nuclear radiation

A unique species living at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site has evolved to have a special ability which could help humans ...