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Greenland’s Fossil Secrets: A Lush Tundra Hidden Beneath the Ice

Beneath Greenland’s vast icy expanse lies a surprising secret—a time when the island was not a frozen wasteland but a thriving green tundra. Recent discoveries of fossilized flowers and plant life from a core sample reveal that Greenland was almost entirely ice-free less than a million years ago, challenging long-held beliefs about the island’s glacial history. Fossils Unveil Greenland’s Ice-Free Past Today, Greenland is synonymous with ice, with nearly 98% of its surface blanketed by an enormous ice sheet. However,

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