23 US nuclear tests forced Bikini Atoll residents from their homes; decades later, scientists found giant corals thriving underwater

• For years, Bikini Atoll has been associated with the destructive legacy of nuclear weapons testing.
• Stanford University reported that between 1946 and 1958, the United States detonated 23 nuclear devices across the Marshall Islands atoll, forcing its residents from their homes.
• The explosions left behind radioactive contamination that prevented permanent resettlement.