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These weird marine critters paved the way for the ‘Cambrian explosion’ of species
May 17, 2022 7:00 PM
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Mar 09, 2022
The Chernobyl nuclear site just lost power. Heres what that means.
Russia's invasion has disconnected the nuclear plant from the power grid.
How nature has taken over Chernobyl
Since humans abandoned the area, nature has reclaimed the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
May 04, 2021
Ultra-powerful X-rays are helping physicists understand Chernobyl
Researchers may soon be able to harness X-rays to analyze tiny grains of impenetrable nuclear waste.
Apr 28, 2021
People used to drink a very specific kind of urine to treat motion sickness
Plus other weird things we learned this week
Jun 25, 2019
Plants couldn’t run away from Chernobyl—but that’s what saved them
Why plants don't get cancer.
May 10, 2019
With humans out of the way, Chernobyl’s wildlife thrives
The nuclear meltdown killed most animals in the area, but now nature is thriving.
Nov 30, 2016
Watch the Chernobyl disaster site finally get properly contained
The reactor's makeshift tomb was only supposed to last until 2001
Jul 18, 2016
SpaceX Rocket Carries Chernobyl Fungi Into Space
The tiniest cosmonauts could help develop a "sunblock" for radiation
