Ancient landscapes revealed as Arctic glaciers melt

New study suggests region may be experiencing its warmest century in 115,000 years

Arctic Ice
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Rising temperatures in the Arctic has led to the exposure of ancient landscapes that have been hidden under glaciers for more than 40,000 years, researchers say.

According to a study outlined in a newly published paper in journal Nature Communications, scientists collected 48 plant samples that had been covered by ice for hundreds of centuries on Baffin Island, part of the Canadian territory of Nunavut.

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