DNA from 2-million-year-old sediment provides insight into ancient life in northern Greenland

DNA from 2-million-year-old sediment provides insight into ancient life in northern Greenland

NEW YORK – Ancient DNA extracted from sediments found in what is now a polar desert in northern Greenland suggests that the same site 2 million years ago was a more boreal environment with a range of vegetation and d animals like reindeer and mastodons. In an analysis that spanned years, an international team of …

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