Ancient pollen trapped in Greenland ice uncovers changes in Canadian forests over 800 years

Ancient pollen trapped in Greenland ice uncovers changes in Canadian forests over 800 years

The Greenland ice sheet lies thousands of miles from North America yet holds clues to the distant continent’s environmental history. Nearly two miles thick in places, the ice sheet grows as snow drifts from the sky and builds up over time. But snow isn’t the only thing carried in by air currents that swirl around … Read more