In a new documentary, researchers investigate when Greenland was ice-free

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Nov 25, 2025, 11:40 pm111 ptsTrending
Approximately 400,000 years ago, some areas of Greenland that are now covered by a thick layer of ice were exposed to fresh air and sunlight. Today, the Greenland Ice Sheet covers most of the land mass, but the southwestern coastline is ice-free. Back then, the northwest was too.

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