Scientists find Bikini Atoll recovering after nuclear tests

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Updated April 16, 2008 15:59:05

RAAn international team of scientists, led by an Australian researcher, has become the first dive team to explore the craters created by nuclear testing in Bikini Atoll in the Marshall Islands.The United States detonated more than 20 bombs in the 1940's and 50's, devastating the islands and the coral reefs. But the team has discovered a remarkable recovery underway.

Presenter: Matt Wordsworth
Speakers: Marine biologist, Zoe Richards; German marine ecologist, Maria Beger

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