In the ruins of Chernobyl’s shattered reactors, something unexpected has taken root. Thick black mats of mold are thriving ...

Learn more about this mold’s ability to withstand high levels of radiation and how it could prove useful to astronauts ...

A fungus observed inside Chernobyl is a radiation extremophile that could inspire new technology. Removing radiation and even turning it into energy could help clean disaster sites and enable ...

A lack of effective radiation shielding is one of the biggest challenges still to be overcome if humans are to embark on long-term voyages into deep space. On Earth, the planet’s powerful ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays? In May 1997, Nelli Zhdanova entered one ...

The black fungus Cladosporium sphaerospermum was living on walls even in zones of the Chernobyl reactor ruins with record-high levels of radiation, scientists discovered, according to an article in ...

The Chernobyl tragedy was one of the most dreadful tragedies of all time. It happened when a routine test at the Chernobyl ...

As scientists prepare for possible Mars missions, they’re examining a fungus found at the radioactive site in Chernobyl, Ukraine, that could turn radiation into energy. The fungus, known as ...