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Alex Riley

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This black fungus from Chernobyl may eat radiation

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from...

29.11.2025 200

BBC

Alex Riley

The 'zombie plants' that can resist megadroughts

To protect crops from rising droughts, scientists are looking to the genes of a small group of plants that can survive months of drought then regreen...

20.03.2025 60

BBC

Alex Riley