A few characters remark on how nature has reclaimed Pripyat. In fact, nature has adapted so well to the site that in 1991 researchers found a type of fungus growing in Chernobyl that metabolizes radiation for energy, in much the same way that plants use sunlight. Scientists are using the International Space Station to investigate whether these sorts of fungi can function as a sort of radiation shield in space.

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