Though an Antarctica trip reveals how amazing the region is from a sensory perspective, the findings of researchers in Antarctica similarly reveal how amazing the inner workings of the terrain continue to be.
NOO The North Norway cruise follows the path of more than one kind of whale as it travels amongst the fjords of Troms. The long Norway nights offer travellers on this expedition an excellent chance to take in the beauty and wonder of the Northern Lights. RVR The North Norway cruise follows the path of more than one kind of whale as it travels amongst the fjords of Troms. A riveting cosmic event only fully experienced along a narrow terrestrial pathway. We have a total of cruises.
English German Dutch Spanish. My profile Travel Agent. Helena Visited places on St. All highlights. Antarctic coniferous trees In a small part of Alexander Island, on the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, ancient fossil trees that date back million years can be found, with logs up to seven metres high 23 feet still found standing upright. Fossilised Antarctic pollen revealing tundra Scientists from Rice University in the United States, conducting research on fossilised pollen found in the Antarctic Peninsula, were amazed to find that the region was covered in tundra up to 12 million years ago.
Detailing plants on the Antarctic Peninsula The scientists from Rice University also detailed the exact species of plants that existed on the peninsula over the past 36 million years. Dating the Antarctic sediments Not only did the Rice University scientists have to date the pollen, they also had to date the age of various sediments in each core sample taken.
Low diversity of plants The scientists are trying to figure out why these hardy species went extinct. Antarctic plants turning on and off their growing cycles By studying the preserved Antarctic tree rings, the researchers found that these trees transitioned from summer activity to winter dormancy within a month.
The fossil food of Antarctica The remnants of ancient forests are providing a source of life today in Lake Whillans, which sits below nearly 1 km 0. Paid Content Mangroves' crucial role in protecting Hong Kong's coasts.
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Fossil remains of a hypsilophodontid dinosaur that is about 70 million years old. But what happened in the Cretaceous to create a world where there were trees and dinosaurs roaming Antarctica unlike the barren ice fields of today? We all know the climate changes, it has in the past, it is changing now and it will in the future, but what is different about what we are doing now compared to what happened in the Cretaceous? Could Antarctica be ice-free again soon?
It's really an unprecedented rate and magnitude of change compared to geologic events that we know of from the past". We're releasing hundreds of billions of tons of CO2 into the atmosphere in just a matter of decades.
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