Paleontologists reconstruct forests of 56 million years ago with chilling parallels for our warming planet

MechNews newsroom brief · 47d ago · 1 min read · via phys.org

If you want to know how rapidly pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will affect future forest ecosystems, you have to look into the distant past. The researchers behind a new study published in Science have done just that, reconstructing the forest canopy of 56 million yea

If you want to know how rapidly pumping carbon dioxide into the atmosphere will affect future forest ecosystems, you have to look into the distant past. The researchers behind a new study published in Science have done just that, reconstructing the forest canopy of 56 million yea This story matters for Science & Discovery readers tracking mech. Reported by phys.org. Read the full original at the source link below.

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