sm62704 writes “I found this New Scientist article interesting, as I was actually alive (albeit very small) when Bikini Atoll was H-bombed. The article states that the reason the reefs are now flourishing is because they are mostly undisturbed by humans, who are afraid of the radiation. Background levels there are now ’similar to that at any Australian city,’ while nearby islands haven’t been so lucky.’When I put the Geiger counter near a coconut, which accumulates radioactive material from the soil, it went berserk,’ states Maria Beger of the University of Queensland in Australia.”
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