The scientists who figured out exactly when Greenland was ice-free reveal what it shows about our warming planet

The scientists who figured out exactly when Greenland was ice-free reveal what it shows about our warming planet

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About 400,000 years ago, large parts of Greenland were ice-free. Scrubby tundra basked in the Sun’s rays on the island’s northwest highlands. Evidence suggests that a forest of spruce trees, buzzing with insects, covered the southern part of Greenland. Global sea level was much higher then,…

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