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 ...

A fungus at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear ... to protect humans from radiation, particularly during deep space missions. C. sphaerospermum gets its radiation-eating superpower from melanin ...

For nearly 40 years, the Chernobyl exclusion zone (CEZ) has been a laboratory for scientists to study the long-term effects of radiation exposure. One of the ongoing subjects in this unintentional ...