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Ancient plant DNA and pollen found under Baffin Island lake show a greener Arctic

The samples, more than 100,000 years old, were found in soil and were more intact than samples from permafrost, suggesting they may have remained unfrozen.

By Mélanie Ritchot, Nunatsiaq News April 8, 2021
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The white snowy landscape of the Arctic was greener more than 100,000 years ago and could get there again as the climate warms and plants migrate further north, new research suggests.

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