Climate Change
New Study Reveals Signs of an Ancient Tundra Ecosystem Beneath Greenland’s Thickest Ice
An analysis of long-forgotten sediment samples identified fungi, willow wood, insect remains and a solitary seed of an Arctic poppy.
Sometime in the past 1.1 million years, the thickest part of the Greenland Ice Sheet melted completely, scientists said in a study released today that analyzed fossilized bits of moss, wood shards, insect and fungi fragments, as well as the seed of an Arctic poppy.
New Study Reveals Signs of an Ancient Tundra Ecosystem Beneath Greenland’s Thickest Ice