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Journals Environment Newsletter for 2026-09-08 ( 1 items )  
Alfred Wegener Institute: Evidence of Ancient Wildfires Near the South Pole (10)
BREMERHAVEN, Germany, Sept. 7 (TNSjou) -- The Alfred Wegener Institute issued the following news release: * * * Evidence of ancient wildfires near the South Pole New study reveals Cretaceous wildfires and peatland formation near the South Pole - Ninety million years ago, Earth's climate was so warm that dinosaurs roamed swampy rainforests even in what is now icy Antarctica. A team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, RWTH Aachen University and Northumbria University has now found - in a sediment core - evidence of recurring wildfires in Cr more PR