TIL Fungi in Chernobyl appear to be feeding off gamma radiation and are growing towards the reactor core.
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Today I Learned@kbin.social – 159 points – Today I Learned@kbin.social – 159 points –
and this is how horror movies start.
I was going to say, I think I've seen this sci Fi.
It wouldn’t be so horrifying if they mushrooms were just growing around it - we’d be like “yeah, mushrooms are resilient.” It’s the “growing towards” part that makes it so unnerving, like it has a plan.
Plants regularly "grow towards" their energy source. I don't know why fungi would be different, as it's apparently a good evolution strategy. Get closer to what gives you energy.