New fossils buried under Antarctica’s ice have revealed the continent was once a swampy temperate rainforest around 90 million years ago. Researchers estimate a warm, moist climate with average temperatures near 12°C—far from today’s icy conditions. The discovery reshapes Earth’s ancient climate timeline and underscores how greenhouse gases can dramatically transform polar regions.
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