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Nuked Coral Reef Bounces Back

Posted by samzenpus on from the that's-one-big-clown-fish dept.

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 says 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,' says Maria Beger of the University of Queensland in Australia."

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  1. its name... by Tastecicles · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    ...wouldn't happen to be Wickwicky, would it?

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  2. Hmmmm. by jd · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    If you get the nut mod patch working with the open source clone of X-COM, it could be fun. (Coconut being the toughest, walnut for a typical foot soldier, and so on. Replace the different rocket systems with African and European swallows.)

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  3. Re:Radiation induced changes to coconuts by sydbarrett74 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Yeah, let's just kill all the mutants!

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  4. Re:Nuke the hypoxic dead zones! by rikkards · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You are incorrect sir! You can't scare Godzilla, he just did a tactical retreat.