A rocky landscape with tundra plants near the eastern coast of Greenland, similiar to what the interior of the island may have looked like when its massive ice sheet melted. Photo: Joshua Brown
A rocky landscape with tundra plants near the eastern coast of Greenland, similiar to what the interior of the island may have looked like when its massive ice sheet melted. Photo: Joshua Brown

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Greenland fossils reveal ice-covered island was once home to flourishing tundra

Researchers say the island's geological past provides a warning about the fragility of the globe's ice sheet

Neil Murphy
Neil Murphy

August 05, 2024