But the discoveries at Chernobyl suggested that some fungi seemed to be ... “The melanin pigment is very widespread in all classes of little things, but microscopic fungi love to make melanin,” she ...

The scientists just made a discovery that could represent a giant leap for human space endeavours: melanin can protect plants from harmful radiation. “The work was published in ‘Scientific ...

Business Insider recently traveled to Pripyat, an abandoned town next to Chernobyl. Pripyat was evacuated right after the 1986 disaster at the nuclear power plant. The city is a complete ghost town.

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Université du Québec provides funding as a partner of The Conversation CA-FR. Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world’s described 157,000 fungal ...

Fungi are among the most important organisms on Earth. Even though most of the world's described 157,000 fungal species are only visible with a microscope, these organisms are essential to our ...

The delegation, which included members of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's nuclear safety department, came a month after Chernobyl unit 4's giant shelter was damaged by a drone ...

Arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi drive nutrient flows along ‘trunk routes’ of the network, illuminating the design principles of a symbiotic supply-chain network shaped by millions of years of natural ...