'Quite odd': coral and fish thrive on Bikini Atoll 70 years after nuclear tests

Scientists say marine life has proved ‘remarkably resilient’ despite the Pacific island being declared a wasteland in the 1950sThe former island paradise of Bikini Atoll is slowing blooming back to life, 70 years after the United States dropped 23 nuclear bombs on it, including a device in 1954 that was 1,100-times larger than the Hiroshima atom bomb.A team of scientists from Stanford University have been surprised to discover an abundance of marine life apparently thriving in the crater of Bikini Atoll, which was declared a nuclear wasteland after the bombings, with its 167 inhabitants relocated to other islands.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Marshall Islands US news Marine life Science Environment Source Type: news