radiation-fed mushrooms

With the Ukranian government promoting the Chernobyl exclusion zone as a tourist attraction, scientists on Thursday, have discovered fungi feeding on radiation.

Scientists had first tested the mushrooms in 2001 as per reports and discovered a fairly high amount of melanin pigment. This pigment is known for absorbing light and distributing ultraviolet radiation on human skin. But in mushrooms, mushrooms absorb radiation and turn it into a kind of chemical energy to grow,