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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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[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The sun is a giant ball of radiation

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

And isn’t sunburn a form of or similar reaction to radiation burn?