http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/features/print/2095/silent-spring
**Deep in the radioactive bowels of the smashed Chernobyl reactor, a strange new lifeform is blooming.
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…But it’s also the abode of some very hardy fungi which researchers believe aren’t just tolerating the severe radiation, but actually harnessing its energy to thrive.
I don’t know if this is for real or sci-fi, but it’s a neat idea. It seems legit enough, but I just can’t tell.
