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Fukushima nuclear disaster inflicted serious biological effects on wildlife
2014-08-16 12:51:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: An investigation into the impacts of the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster has found that radiation may be harming wildlife in the area. In a series of new studies, published this week in the Journal of Heredity, scientists found evidence of population declines and genetic damage in species around Fukushima, Japan. "A growing body of empirical results from studies of birds, monkeys, butterflies, and other insects suggests that some species have been significantly impacted by the radioactive...
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