Ultimate facts on Instagram: "☢️ This black fungus in Chernobyl doesn’t just survive radiation — its evolved to literally eat it. In the radioactive ruins of Chernobyl, scientists discovered a black fungus with an extraordinary talent: it feeds on radiation. Cladosporium sphaerospermum, found growing on the walls of Reactor 4, uses a rare process called radiosynthesis—converting gamma radiation into chemical energy much like plants use sunlight for photosynthesis. Unlike most life on Earth, this

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