If you haven't seen it, this is a great photo essay that goes through the history of the Chernobyl accident and aftermath: http://imgur.com/a/TwY6q
It's pretty enthralling
It's pretty enthralling
A lot of fascinating images I have never seen before, thanks!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiotrophic_fungus
Fungus that is essentially using "photosynthesis" of gamma radiation from the melted core instead of sunlight to grow.
Has interviews from the likes of Gorbachev saying even he didn't know what was going on at the time.
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. itself is unusual game.
The sense of desolation, claustrophobia, isolation and hopelessness in the world the developers created is something that still stands unmatched for me.
> Following the news, global media had a fit and made wild assumptions about the accident. In fact, only 2 men had died when these were published.