Scientists Find Fossil Evidence of Rainforests in Antarctica
Edited By WION Video Desk
Published: Jan 28, 2026, 14:36 IST | Updated: Jan 28, 2026, 14:36 IST
Imagine a great, green rainforest thriving inside the icy land that exists today. It might sound like science fiction, but research shows that Antarctica was once warm enough to host temperate rainforests near the South Pole about 90 million years ago.
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