German researchers found amber in Antarctica for the first time, proving it had trees 90 million years ago. In 2017, the Alfred Wegener Institute scientists found it from a depth of 946 meters

Scientists recently discovered amber fragments that suggest the snow-covered continent of Antarctica could have once been a lush jungle.

Ancient amber found in Antarctica uncovers a 90-million-year-old rainforest, revealing insights into its warm, prehistoric climate.

The argument that Antarctica holds more than just piles of snow and ice is not particularly new, but thanks to the latest scientific discovery, it gains a tangible dimension. This 90-million-year-old finding could definitively change all our knowledge about Antarctica's history.

Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of life. But this wasn't always the case. Ninety million years ago, it supported lush forests.

Amber discovered in the southernmost region provides fresh insights into Cretaceous forests near the South Pole. Approximately 90 million years ago, Antarctica's climate was favorable for resin-producing trees.

Along with fossils of roots, pollen, and spores, the amber provides some of the best evidence yet that a mid-Cretaceous, swampy rainforest existed near the South Pole, and that this prehistoric environment was " dominated by conifers ", similar to forests in New Zealand and Patagonia today.

The idea that Antarctica is more than just a vast expanse of snow and ice isn't particularly new. However, a recent scientific discovery gives this notion a concrete dimension. The finding, dating back 90 million years,