Evidence makes you 'stunned' about radiation contamination

Not only does it affect human health, radiation can last for hundreds of years, or even "zombie" a forest.

Scary evidence of radioactive contamination

We all recognize the deadly effects of radiation disasters in history. However, besides being a quick and painful killer, radioactivity also possesses unexpected secrets.

Radioactive warning symbols used in the world.

Types of radiation that affect the body beyond the safe level will cause changes in the cells, easily cause cancer, granulocytopenia, the production of vital organs and can lead to death. .

However, in addition to the effects of radiation on the human body, some evidence of its strong vitality and other special effects also draw attention to the scientific community. Let's come to the article below to find out what special radiation capabilities are like.

1. Radiation still exists on Marie Curie's notebook after 100 years

Marie Sklodowska-Curie is a famous Polish physicist and chemist. She is one of the leading scientists in radiation. Thanks to her research and findings about Uranium, she was awarded two Nobel Prizes.

Marie Curie - who finds polonium and radium.

After devoting most of her life to the work of uranium research, Marie Curie died in 1934 due to strong radioactivity.

However, most of her personal belongings are also exposed to high levels of radiation. Even her handbook after 100 years still has a large concentration of radiation.

Marie Curie's notebook still has strong radioactivity after 1000 years.

Currently, the book identified by this Radium 226 radioactivity by Marie Curie is being stored in a lead box in the French national library.

All visitors who wish to see firsthand the treasures of this science will have to sign a certificate of full responsibility for any incident and must wear protective clothing to protect the amount. radioactivity remains on the notebook.

2. The whole forest is turned into a zombie

The horrific nuclear disaster Chernobyl in 1986 left horrible consequences, including "zombie" of a nearby forest.

"Zombie" forest in Ukraine.

The trees in this forest are all red after absorbing a large amount of radiation from the Chernobyl disaster.

What is special is that all of these plants actually died immediately after the nuclear furnace exploded. Most of the trees in the forest burn, but for those still standing, they become a 'zombie' form .

"Dead forest" still stands firmly over time.

These plants have no signs of decomposition and are attacked by microorganisms or insects. They have stood firm for tens of years, although in fact it was a "dead forest".

Experts explain that a huge amount of radiation could inhibit the growth of bacteria and fungi, prevent the decay of wood , making the forest literally "immortal".

3. Radiation can promote life

People have been warned a lot about the dangers of radiation but do not mind that in some ways, we have to be "grateful" to it very much.

We always assume that all nuclear plants on Earth are artificial. But geologists have discovered that, about 2 billion years ago, there were at least six natural "nuclear reactors" operating in the Oklo, Gabon regions of West Africa.

These reactors have been in operation for hundreds of thousands of years, before weakening because of depleting uranium. This finding arises in scientists who suspect that these natural reactors drive the evolution of the Earth.

"Natural reactors" may be the cause of the evolution of organisms.

The existence of the reactors at Oklo laid the groundwork for us to believe that there are many other reactors buried around the world.

They released radiation rays during their activity, causing biological mutations billions of years ago. Scientists believe that this may be the answer to the biodiversity that our Earth possesses today.

If a global nuclear disaster happens, the cockroach will be the one that dominates the Earth

Cockroaches are believed to be the only living creature in the nuclear bombing area of ​​Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945.

To corroborate this, the scientists tested three incremental levels of radiation from 1,000 rads (radioactivity units) to 100,000 rads on a group of cockroaches and guinea pigs (the Hiroshima bomb has radioactive levels in about 10,000 rads). As a result, after one month of exposure to the highest levels of radiation, 10% of cockroaches survived.

Although not completely immune to radiation, this confirms the strong vitality of the insect that is classified as the "oldest in the world" .

Scientists reasoned, the reason for this is because of the very slow body structure and cell division cycle. Cells are where radioactive rays strike directly, so the effects of radiation on cockroaches are much less than other organisms.