glaciers

The small patch in the middle of the image is Aulacomnium turgidum, a type of bryophyte plant. Researchers in the Canadian Arctic say they are surprised the bryophytes were still green, even after being covered by ice. Courtesy of Caroline La Farge hide caption

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Courtesy of Caroline La Farge

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Beneath A Glacier's White, Researchers See Green

May 27, 2013 • Underneath a receding glacier in the Canadian Arctic, researchers found something surprising: a kind of plant related to moss that was not only still green, but also growing.

From the May 29, 2013, 'Morning Edition': NPR's Joe Palca reports on the discovery

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Iceberg Twice The Size Of Manhattan Breaks Off Glacier In Greenland

A view of the glacier taken Tuesday. Inside the square: the iceberg that broke off. NASA Earth Observatory hide caption

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Iceberg Twice The Size Of Manhattan Breaks Off Glacier In Greenland

July 18, 2012 • The same glacier "calved" another huge iceberg in 2010. Greenland is changing quickly, experts warn. Melting there will put more upward pressure on sea levels.