Cladosporium sphaerospermum is a remarkable species of radiotrophic fungus that is thriving in ... The explosion of the No. 4 reactor of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant near Pripyat, Ukraine ...

A black fungus that's growing in Chernobyl's infamous No. 4 nuclear reactor is absorbing some of its radiation as part of its ...

Inside one of the most radioactive reactors in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, a fungus is absorbing deadly radiation. A black fungus called Cladosporium sphaerospermum has been found growing ...