A peculiar black fungus discovered in Chernobyl's reactor ruins exhibits an astonishing ability to survive and potentially thrive on extreme radiation. Scientists are exploring its potential as a ...

Research over the years has found that a black mold, formed from a number of different fungi, has been growing toward radioactive particles, and surviving on ionizing radiation, at the Chernobyl ...

Nearly 40 years after the Chernobyl nuclear disaster in Ukraine, scientists have discovered a form of life that's thriving on the radiation that's been left behind. A strange black fungus called ...

Mould found at the site of the Chernobyl nuclear disaster appears to be feeding off the radiation. Could we use it to shield space travellers from cosmic rays? In May 1997, Nelli Zhdanova entered one ...

A Hillsborough County family said their son was diagnosed with a congenital heart defect shortly after birth. There are several upcoming fundraisers to raise money for their son's ongoing treatments.

Readers Edition. This is the (nearly) annual tradition of you, RPS readers, telling us where we went wrong in our annual ...

Nigel Farage said he was 'delighted' to welcome Lord Malcolm Offord to Reform UK, describing the defection of the former Conservative minister as 'a brave and historic act'. The Reform leader added: ...

On the northern edge of Ukraine, inside the 30-km (19-mile) exclusion zone surrounding the abandoned Chornobyl (commonly known as Chernobyl) nuclear plant, thousands of animals now roam freely through ...

The actress, 26, was seen for the first time filming for the medieval horror, Werwulf, on a specially-built set in Bourne Wood, Surrey, at the weekend. In contrast to her usual glamorous outfits, Lily ...