Around 4.4 million years ago—long before humans existed—two massive, blazing-hot stars swept past our solar system. They didn ...

An International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) team of experts has concluded a seven-day review of Norway’s regulatory framework for nuclear and radiation safety and its interface ...

In the ruins of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, where human life is tightly controlled and radiation still lingers at dangerous levels ...

Research into black fungus from Chornobyl reveals its potential for converting radiation into energy, a promising avenue for ...

Amid the fractured concrete and lingering radiation of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a microscopic lifeform has taken ...

Deep in the irradiated ruins of Chernobyl, a black fungus appears to be not just surviving but thriving. Scientists now think ...

In the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, a black fungus resides in a radioactive environment that feeds on radiation. Here's how this ...

Scientists are investigating a black fungus in Chernobyl that not only survives extreme radiation but appears to grow better when exposed to it, possibly using a proposed process called radiosynthesis ...

Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth's sun. They left behind a trace in ...

In 2018, researchers even sent one of the Chernobyl molds, a strain dubbed Cladosporium sphaerospermum, to the International ...

Nearly 4.5 million years ago, two large, hot stars brushed tantalizingly close to Earth's sun. They left behind a trace in ...

Research has found a black mold has been growing toward and surviving on the ionizing radiation at the Chernobyl nuclear ...