Cold War nuclear bomb tests reveal true age of whale sharks
Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age of whale sharks.
Atomic bomb tests conducted during the Cold War have helped scientists for the first time correctly determine the age of whale sharks.
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