Ingredient in "Magic Mushrooms" can alleviate Depression
For years, psychiatrists are searching for new therapies for depressed patients.
Now it was confirmed that the psychedelic drug psilocybin can help them.
Psilocybin, the active ingredient in "Magic Mushrooms", can help in treatment of depression.
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https://www.rnd.de/wissen/psilocybin-aus-magic-mushrooms-gegen-depressionen-wie-psychedelika-die-symptome-lindern-koennen-B2VD7BVLNVB6RO2H4ZZBRHAPZY.html
March 31, 2026
Interesting article, but it completely overlooks one crucial point:
Perhaps Psilocybin kills or reduces the Borna virus.

Mushrooms and Fungus were already topics in this thread.
Now there are new insights.
Strange Chernobyl dark Fungus may ‘eat’ Radiation and even help Astronauts in Space
Scientists discovered an unlikely ally in the battle to clean up Chernobyl’s radiation zones:
The black mold that thrives in them.
A research team found that the fungi not only adapted to a radioactive environment,
but actually fed off it like something out of a Marvel-origin story.
A strain of one of the Chernobyl molds in a petri dish.
The groundbreaking research was set in motion in 1997 after Ukrainian microbiologist Nelli Zhdanova embarked on a field expedition in the ruins of the Nuclear Power Plant near Prypiat (Ukraine) which was the site of the worst nuclear accident in history just eleven years earlier.
Zhdanova noticed that the black mold took up residence in this so-called dead zone. Meanwhile, subsequent surveys of the surrounding soil showed that the mold — which encompassed 37 different species — appeared to be growing towards the source of the radiation.
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https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20251125-the-mysterious-black-fungus-from-chernobyl-that-appears-to-eat-radiation
November 28, 2025
https://nypost.com/2025/12/01/science/radiation-eating-mold-could-help-clean-up-nuclear-sites-protect-astronauts
December 01, 2025
https://futurezone.at/science/tschernobyl-pilz-melanin-strahlenschutz-raumfahrt/403108328
December 01, 2025
The Fungi that feast on Radiation ️​ Chernobyl’s Strangest Survivor
The mutated Animals of Chernobyl

Ukraine receives Multi-Million Euro Aid to rebuild Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant +++
Ukraine will receive EUR 42.5 million from international partners to repair the protective sarcophagus over the destroyed reactor of the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, announced Ukrainian Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Svitlana Hrynchuk. Russian troops attacked the structure in mid-February. The structure, built to contain radioactive material, was damaged, but no serious radiation leaks occurred.
"This is further proof that Ukraine is not facing its challenges alone, but has reliable friends,"
Hrynchuk said.
https://www.n-tv.de/politik/21-53-Ukraine-erhaelt-Multi-Millionen-Hilfe-um-Tschernobyl-Huelle-wiederaufbauen-zu-koennen--article23143824.html
June 26, 2025 21:53
We can all sleep much better now…almost all.

Now that blowfly 🪰​ on the
shared account
/.
hops in this thread around.
Who cares, we're a loving community.

Russia launched a massive Attack on Ukraine last Night
https://de.euronews.com/my-europe/2025/03/29/ukraine-russland-bereitet-neue-offensive-vor-um-den-druck-zu-erhohen
March 29, 2025

Threat from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant again?
️​
A Russian drone damaged the new protective cover over the damaged block.
The €1.5 billion shell cannot be easily repaired.
Damaged protective shell of the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant.
For weeks, Ukrainians searched for ways to close the large hole in the protective shell over the damaged Unit 4 of the decommissioned Chernobyl nuclear power plant, which was caused by a Russian attack.
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https://www.dw.com/de/ukraine-droht-wieder-gefahr-aus-dem-akw-tschernobyl/a-72059217
March 28, 2025

Russian Drone smashes Hole in Chernobyl Protective Shield and starts Fire
President Zelenskyy says the strike was a
"very clear greeting from Putin and Russian Federation"
.
A claim Moscow denies.
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https://news.sky.com/story/russian-drone-smashes-hole-in-chernobyl-protective-shield-and-starts-fire-13309629
February 15, 2025
Russia aka Putin always denies. ☻
What about flight MH17 ? ️​​​
And murdered, raped Ukrainian civilians. ☻☻
And kidnapped Ukrainian children.☻☻☻
Monsieur Trump
should take a closer look at his old-new
murderer buddy
. 🩸​🪓​
Russian Drone Attack damages Chernobyl Nuclear Plant's Protective Shield
"no radiation leak reported"

Joc Spader August 26, 2024 05:22 AM
Member since July 2, 2018
Chernobyl equals 33! BAM! There's a reason the symbol for nuclear is a movie reel.
It's fake! Keep the dumb sheep scared.
"Would you rather go home in a coffin made out of zinc or out of lead?"
️​ ️​

Chernobyl equals 33! BAM! There's a reason the symbol for nuclear is a movie reel. It's fake! Keep the dumb sheep scared.
Tell you what…When I send my ex-wife her money…you can lick the stamps.

NZer June 10, 2024 11:23 PM
Member since March 21, 2017
That was a lot to take in! Some of those Russian soldiers will be well radiated and probably **** scared by now. Bottom line -
War: What is it good for? Absolutely Nothing (Edwin Starr)
[video]
Yah, war is very, very ugly.
"If you want peace, be prepared for war."
(origin/author and exact translation from Latin discussed)
"Imagine it's war and nobody comes?
–> peace movement
Then war comes to you.
Whoever stays home when the fight begins
and lets others fight for his cause,
must be careful.
Who hasn't shared the fight,
will share the defeat.
Not even avoiding fight,
who wants to avoid the fight.
For it will fight for the cause of the enemy,
who didn't fight for his own cause."
(origin/author discussed)
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Authors mentioned with these lines are Carl Sandburg, Thornton Wilder and Bertolt Brecht.
It's probably an old
'battle song'
by the labour movement.
Perhaps even goes back to the Peasants' Wars.
And who knows, from where the peasants got it.

That was a lot to take in! Some of those Russian soldiers will be well radiated and probably **** scared by now. Bottom line -

NZer June 10, 2024 08:30 AM
Member since March 21, 2017
Thanks for the link. Some great info!
'Curiosity killed the Cat.'
​
I should've stayed with the European election.
The 1st day of the Russian invasion February 2022 Chernobyl was captured.
Security guards and workers for the crashed plant were taken hostage.
Dedyukhin heard a Russian soldier who was manning a checkpoint say, as if to himself but loud enough for the engineer to hear:
"I’d rather have all of these people here gunned down."
At first Dedyukhin froze.
Then he approached the soldier with a question:
"Would you rather go home in a coffin made out of zinc or out of lead?"
The soldier was briefly puzzled. Then he must've understood.
Lead coffins are meant for highly radioactive bodies. Dedyukhin reminded him that Chernobyl’s staff, uniquely trained to contain the site’s deadly potential, held a terrible shield of their own. ️
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2023/09/russia-ukraine-chernobyl-disaster/675083/
The last Russian soldier left Chernobyl in April 2022.
The next videos are from
"The Atlantic"
article above (worth reading!).
The Red Forest after the Russian Takeover of Chernobyl
Russian Looting in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
In April 2024 the journalist Janice Dickson from Canada visited Chernobyl.
She describes in her podcast what she saw.
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/podcasts/the-decibel/article-in-chornobyl-after-the-russian-invasion/
Before I listen to that, I've to take a deep breath.

Thanks for the link. Some great info!

by NZer June 10, 2024 01:35 AM
Member since March 21, 2017
That was a dangerous thing to do, but I understand why they might do it.
I wonder if they're still healthy and enjoying that amazing place.
Good question.
Here's an interesting article with many pictures.
The People who moved to Chernobyl
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/resources/idt-sh/moving_to_Chernobyl
October 12, 2018
Of course the next question arises, how everyone does since the Russian invasion in 2022. Unfortunately I don't have time to dig deeper right now.
The evaluation of the European election is in full play. ​
At the moment I'm just happy about the high voter participation.
The dissolution of the French parliament with soon upcoming national elections there was shocking.

That was a dangerous thing to do, but I understand why they might do it. I wonder if they're still healthy and enjoying that amazing place.

NZer June 10, 2024 12:36 AM
Member since March 21, 2017
I wondered that too. I think there are a bunch of lovely people who feed them every day and the cats are very relaxed around them.
That makes sense.
Now that you said that I remember people living in that area again for many years.
Some of them returned because they didn't like to where they were
'deported'
.
They preferred to accept the danger of radioactivity.

I wondered that too. I think there are a bunch of lovely people who feed them every day and the cats are very relaxed around them.

by NZer June 10, 2024 12:20 AM
Member since March 21, 2017
Nice videos! I haven't watched the last one yet, but I noticed in the one where the cats were feeding that there was no fighting for the food and they shared what they had with each other without contention. Considering how tough their lives are, and how hungry they must be, I think that is worth taking note of.
Now that's true! (without contention)
Hmmm, do you think that those
'feeding cats'
are really cats of Chernobyl?
They were amazingly trusting and given the circumstances in a good shape.
The area looks like Chernobyl. ​

I've known many cats in my life, and I agree with that 100%.

Cats are a lot more social and resourceful than people think.
Welcome to Filmboards. The short bus of movie chat forums.

Nice videos! I haven't watched the last one yet, but I noticed in the one where the cats were feeding that there was no fighting for the food and they shared what they had with each other without contention. Considering how tough their lives are, and how hungry they must be, I think that is worth taking note of.

by ∂³∑x² June 10, 2024 01:01 AM
Member since May 7, 2024
You are welcome
Ah, OK
"It doesn't turn it into "an equivalent to solar radiation" as you said before."
Erm…
"THAT would've been really interesting, because that could've made the fungus a radioactivity absorbing and also 'solar energy module'."
OK, so you don't know what photonic emission is and how everything in the electromagnetic spectrum is comprised of it
I take it then that the first law of thermodynamics is probably beyond you too
Ah well, I tried being nice but that's clearly not something you are used to from me.
Won't happen again!
Pip pip!
Maybe I'll read that article later again.
"Won't happen again!"
I appreciate that.
Gute Nacht,
Juanita
! ​

Thanks for the link.
You are welcome
I'm able to read the article, you don't need to explain it to me, Juanita. ​
Ah, OK
It doesn't turn it into "an equivalent to solar radiation" as you said before.
Erm…
THAT would've been really interesting, because that could've made the fungus a radioactivity absorbing and also 'solar energy module'.
OK, so you don't know what photonic emission is and how everything in the electromagnetic spectrum is comprised of it
I take it then that the first law of thermodynamics is probably beyond you too
Ah well, I tried being nice but that's clearly not something you are used to from me.
Won't happen again!
Pip pip! 🧐
Call me ∑

by ∂³∑x² June 10, 2024 12:36 AM
Member since May 7, 2024
It's quite a popular scientific piece these days and so reading somewhere which translates it into an easy accessible friendly form is probably best Tara.
https://bigthink.com/hard-science/radiation-on-mars-fungus/
The alpha and beta radiation will always be a problem (Well beyond our lifetimes at least) but the gamma being absorbed is good because that really doesn't stop much for barriers like air or concrete and can travel like light in a straight direction irradiating everything in its widening, yet softening, path.
If the gamma gets soaked up then the alpha and beta radiation emitters can be boxed up and kept away from biological entities until it eventually runs tame.
And as you'll see from the article this fungus could be useful to gamma radiation from the sun whilst travelling in space or living on Mars.
Every cloud has a silver lining, even a nuclear mushroom cloud it seems
Thanks for the link.
I'm able to read the article, you don't need to explain it to me, Juanita. ​
And as said in that article, the fungus absorbs the radiation.
It doesn't turn it into "
an equivalent to solar radiation"
as you said before.
THAT
would've been really interesting, because that could've made the fungus a radioactivity absorbing and also a
'solar engergy module'
.