A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...

After the Chernobyl disaster, scientists observed patches of blackened growths on the walls of the No. 4 reactor—fungi that seemed to thrive where the radiation was highest. Cladosporium ...

The fungi could eventually help to clean up radioactive ... Researchers sent a sample variety of radioactive fungus found at Chernobyl to the International Space Station for testing and monitored ...

Chernobyl is home to Cladosporium sphaerospermum, a radio-tolerant fungus which can harness the radiation as a source of energy As Hannah explains, fungi don’t just sit around and wait for ...