From V2 rocket-scarred London to Ukraine: how nature thrives in bomb craters

Scientists studying bomb craters in Ukraine have discovered how rapidly nature recovers from destruction, mirroring findings from London's Walthamstow Marshes. A V2 rocket crater there transformed into Bomb Crater Pond, now supporting rare plants, amphibians and birds. Researchers say small ponds are ecology's underestimated assets, hosting more rare species than larger freshwater habitats.

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