YourWhiskyMouth 4,014 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 6 hours ago, Fantina said: Giving me Last Of Us tease... Right? Like in my mind this is a BAD discovery Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ziggy 14,141 Posted February 26, 2020 Share Posted February 26, 2020 3 hours ago, Economy said: I'd say yes and no Many species would go extinct in any disaster severe enough to make humans extinct. Those wouldn't heal I think it refers more to vegetation and surviving ecosystems stabilizing more than anything maybe the atmosphere as well Oh absolutely, I just mean that even with that it isn’t like it destroys nature. New species would be made, ya know? im not advocating for ecological irresponsibility, just saying that at the end of it our stake in this is that we have a point where we die, nature keeps on chugging. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floppy 7,951 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Good to know that when humans destroy earth it can rebuild itself lol. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rio 5,088 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 11 hours ago, FfFfFfFF said: The walls at Chernobyl are being covered by a strange fungus that actually eats and grows on radiation. In 1986, the reactors at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were undergoing routine testing when something went terribly wrong. In what has been described as the worst nuclear accident in history, two explosions blew the roof off one of the plant’s reactors and the entire area and its surroundings was covered in enormous amounts of radiation making it unfit for human life. Five years after the disaster, the walls of the Chernobyl reactor began to be covered by an unusual fungus. Scientists were pretty confused by how the fungus could survive in an area that had been so heavily tainted with radiation. They finally figured out that not only was it able to survive the radioactive environment, but the fungus actually seemed to thrive on it. According to a report by Fox News, it took another ten years for researchers to test the fungus and discover that it was rich in melanin, the same pigment that is present in human skin and helps protect it from the ultraviolet radiation of the sun. In the fungi, the presence of the melanin allowed it to absorb that radiation and change it into another type of energy which would allow it to grow. Melanized fungi varieties have also been found in Fukoshima and other high-radiation environments, the Antarctic mountains, and even on the space station. If all of those varieties are also radiotropic, that suggests that melanin may, in fact, behave like chlorophyll and other energy-harvesting pigments. It will take further research to determine whether there any practical applications of the Chernobyl fungus beyond the ability to help clean up radioactive areas. Source: https://www.thevintagenews.com/2020/02/11/chernobyl-fungus/ Mycology is literally one of the MOST interesting topics of science. It's so fascinating. Yet the general perception of fungus is fairly negative, as its like leech or a vulture that adapts to uncertain or detrimental environments. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LateToCult 42,001 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Godzilla, ha return. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Economy 52,928 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 1 hour ago, Ziggy said: Oh absolutely, I just mean that even with that it isn’t like it destroys nature. New species would be made, ya know? im not advocating for ecological irresponsibility, just saying that at the end of it our stake in this is that we have a point where we die, nature keeps on chugging. Yeah agreed. Some aspects of nature are very resilient. Some species are very sensitive to a very delicate ecological balance but others are much more resilient Humans are one of the most adaptable on earth tho so anything severe enough to fully wipe us out would be severe enough to wipe out a very high portion of earths species if say Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ladey Gaygay 9,321 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 4 hours ago, CannaeDrive said: But the real question is: Are these fungi edible? (I think i'm a bit hungry now) yoooo that would be the wildest trip STREAM JUICE BY LIZZO Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpiritBunny 3,685 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 12 hours ago, DeanWinchester said: Nature is amazing. It knows how to heal itself. When humanity dies (assuming we don't permanently damage Earth first), nature will go on. I completely agree with you, but humans created Gaga sooo I still prefer humanity, sorry. Nature is a close 2nd though. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonatellaPop 3,482 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 12 hours ago, RahrahWitch said: Mother Nature 100% THAT Bitch The TRUE main pop girl https://blacklivesmatter.com/ Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeoFameMonster 1,592 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Found inside chromatica Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woolfsmck 2,763 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 Could be a military tactic... Nuke em... Fungi em … Take em over … like a cat in a sil, I observe life, moving and still. My words give a clue,look inside to see whats true Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DC 25,164 Posted February 27, 2020 Share Posted February 27, 2020 15 hours ago, Red said: inb4 Earth becomes the Mushroom Kingdom As a Super Mario fan, don't know if I'd mind that, but let's just hope it doesn't turn out the way it did in the movie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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