A black fungus feeds on radiation in Chernobyl.

In the radioactive ruins of Chernobyl’s Reactor 4, scientists found an extraordinary black fungus, Cladosporium sphaerospermum, thriving in one of Earth’s most toxic environments.

Rather than merely enduring radiation, this fungus seems to harness it through radiosynthesis—a process akin to photosynthesis but driven by gamma radiation, converting it into chemical energy. It’s among the rare organisms capable of this feat.

Even more remarkable, when tested on the International Space Station, the fungus flourished, forming a biofilm that blocked up to 84% of cosmic radiation, hinting at its potential as a living radiation shield for astronauts. With radiation posing a major hurdle for deep-space missions to Mars and beyond, this self-regenerating biological layer could revolutionize spacecraft design by replacing heavy, bulky shielding.

On Earth, researchers are exploring its use in bioremediation to detoxify radioactive sites too hazardous for humans, potentially transforming nuclear disaster recovery. As one scientist put it, “It’s like nature crafted a biological radiation shield.” From Chernobyl’s ruins to space, this humble fungus could help humanity thrive in the universe’s harshest environments.

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Xi Jinping calls for the Chinese yuan to achieve global reserve currency status.

That’s a big deal

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A bull in Oregon wasn't into the whole rodeo and just bailed. Insane.

Poor guy who was just minding his business in the parking lot.

Uff

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Remarkable footage of an American CRAM downing an incoming Iranian attack drone at close range over Baghdad this week

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“If your $500K engineer isn’t burning at least $250K in tokens, something is wrong.”

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Bitcoin is trending in a rising wedge pattern.

It needs to break $76,000 for a bullish trend.

Support: $66,000

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The worst drivers in the United States

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This image is gonna do more harm to the black community than crack in the 80s

There’s 30 copies of it under every single map where something negative is happening

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BREAKING: Massive fire at an auto parts factory in Daejeon, South Korea. At least 50 injured, 35 critically. Video shows towering plumes of smoke engulfing the facility

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If you’ve ever felt like someone is dragging you down or dimming your light in a relationship—evolutionary psychology has an explanation for that!

There are 2 general mate retention strategies:

Benefit-provisioning (improving a partner’s satisfaction)

Cost-inflicting (manipulation such as emotional/physical distress, restricting autonomy,etc)

Evolutionary research finds that cost-inflicting strategies are used more often by those with lower mate value.

When you lack objective value/confidence, it can feel like an effective strategy to lower someone else’s…

In my experience, energy spent trying to manipulate others could be better used on self-improvement. Manipulation & fear based tactics will always catch up to you karma

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Japanese woman says she doesn’t want Pakistani immigrants in Japan because they are inbred, have low IQs, and are disproportionately more likely to be rapists. Do you agree with her?

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Delve, a YC-backed compliance startup that raised $32 million, has been accused of systematically faking SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, and GDPR compliance reports for hundreds of clients. According to a detailed Substack investigation by DeepDelver, a leaked Google spreadsheet containing links to hundreds of confidential draft audit reports revealed that Delve generates auditor conclusions before any auditor reviews evidence, uses the same template across 99.8% of reports, and relies on Indian certification mills operating through empty US shells instead of the "US-based CPA firms" they advertise

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30u30 never misses

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Unfortunate timing for their new bus ad

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