Eocene
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A study in Science developed a quantitative method to reconstruct the density of ancient forests and found that heat and dryness outweighed the effect of carbon dioxide “fertilization.” The findings illustrate why canopy expansion in some areas is not balancing
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New models suggest that the breakup of Gondwana triggered profound processes that elevated East Antarctica. The high mountains allowed snow to survive in the summer and develop into the world's largest ice sheet.