These Plants Photosynthesize Deep in the Arctic Even When There’s No Light
Under the sea ice during the Arctic’s pitch-black polar night, cells power photosynthesis on the lowest light levels ever observed in nature.
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Plants struggled for millions of years after the world's worst climate catastrophe, scientists reveal
By understanding how ancient plant ecosystems weathered extreme climate swings, researchers hope to learn valuable ...
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Plants Struggled for Millions of Years After Earth's Worst Climate Catastrophe - New Study [analysis]
Thriving ecosystems existed at polar latitudes back then ... By understanding how ancient plant ecosystems weathered extreme climate swings, we, as researchers, hope to learn valuable lessons about ...
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Palm tree fossils found in the Arctic rewrite Earth's climate history
Fossil evidence reveals that palm trees once thrived in the Canadian Arctic, challenging everything we know about Earth's ...
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The polar vortex is acting weird and the US is paying the price this winter
Whether or not it’s connected to climate change, the pattern is still rearing its head this winter and it’s working in tandem with the polar vortex. The jet stream and frigid air just could ...
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Endangered Species Protection Sought for Alaskan Arctic Flower Threatened by Climate Change
ANCHORAGE, Alaska— The Center for Biological Diversity petitioned the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service today to protect a rare Arctic plant called the Alaskan glacier buttercup under the Endangered ...