Something Strange Is Living—and Thriving—Below Fukushima’s Dead Reactors (www.popularmechanics.com)

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[-] Bristlecone@lemmy.world 17 points 2 days ago

Tldr: some types of unexpected non-radioactive resistant bacteria are thriving in the radioactive environment. Additionally the bacteria are causing corrosion and so are being studied for decommissioning radioactive things.

[-] AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space 3 points 2 days ago

If the Linnaean name given to them doesn’t end in “gojirae”, there is no hope for humanity

[-] Zier@fedia.io 11 points 2 days ago

The son of Godzilla.

[-] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

A screencap of Godzooky, a small fat dragon-like monster from the old Hanna-Barbera Godzilla cartoon.

What horrors have they unleashed?

[-] generallynonsensical@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

Oh Popular Mechanics. How I miss the old you.

[-] ultimate_worrier@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 2 days ago

Look out, it’s super shredder!

[-] Evil_Incarnate@sopuli.xyz 6 points 2 days ago

Sounds like the marketing for the next Monarch series is going a bit overboard.

[-] RandomStranger@piefed.social 2 points 2 days ago

Super Mutants?!

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