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Mummified Forest

Melting ice reveals ancient forest north of Arctic circle

by on 16. Dec, 2010 in Uncategorized

On a remote island in the Canadian Arctic where no trees now grow, a newly unearthed mummified forest is giving researchers a peek into how plants reacted to ancient climate change. The ancient forest found on Ellesmere Island, which lies north of the Arctic Circle in Canada, contained dried out birch, larch, spruce and pine [...]

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Climate change exposing hunting gear from Viking’s ancestors

by on 14. Sep, 2010 in Uncategorized

Climate change is exposing reindeer hunting gear used by the Vikings’ ancestors faster than archaeologists can collect it from ice thawing in northern Europe’s highest mountains. “It’s like a time machine…the ice has not been this small for many, many centuries,” said Lars Piloe, a Danish scientist heading a team of “snow patch archaeologists” on [...]