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TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core. (thebiologist.rsb.org.uk)
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[–] Melpomene@kbin.social 40 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I, for one, welcome our new radioactive fungal overlords.

[–] Followupquestion@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

They’re not so bad. I know one, real fungi.