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The Hungry Fungus That Eats Nuclear Disasters: How Black Mold Turned Chernobyl Into Its Buffet

Inside Chernobyl’s radioactive ruins, scientists discovered black mold that doesn’t just survive deadly radiation but actually feeds on it, using nuclear energy as food through a process called radiosynthesis. This extraordinary fungus is thriving in one of Earth’s most hostile environments and could revolutionize everything from nuclear cleanup to space exploration.

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