Fungus near Chernobyl may be feeding on radiation
Wildlife continually surprises us in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. Dogs left behind that escaped execution survived and bred. Frogs evolved darker skin to protect themselves from the damaging radiation. Now, a humble fungus has apparently evolved not just to survive amid ionizing radiation but…
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