Dinosaurs once roamed the Arctic. What can they tell us about adapting to a changing climate?
Scientists are learning more about how dinosaurs adapted to the climate in Alaska. Studying what these prehistoric giants left behind may reveal clues to help better adapt to warming temperatures brought on by climate change.
Alaska Public Media’s Lori Townsend discusses ongoing research with paleontologists Anthony Fiorillo and Patrick Druckenmiller.
Related stories from around the North:
Canada: Seabirds & their vulnerability to a warming climate: Q&A with researcher Emily Choy, Eye on the Arctic
Russia: Perfectly preserved cave lion cub found in Siberian permafrost, CBC News
United States: Scientists retrace steps of Ice Age mammoth over its entire lifetime, The Canadian Press