Turtles Carry Signs of Humanity’s Nuclear History in Their Shells
Aug 31, 2023•10 min
Episode description
Turtles’ shells contain a chemical record of the environment—including highly enriched uranium, an indicator of nuclear weapons development. What can we learn from these accidental archivists? Thanks for listening to WIRED. Talk to you next time for more stories from WIRED.com and read this story here.
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