SocraticGadfly: Found — one fossil rainforest, 300my old

April 24, 2007

Found — one fossil rainforest, 300my old

That’s scientific shorthand for 300 million years old.

The world’s oldest known rainforest has been found inside an Illinois coal mine.

To anybody who talks about how “dry” science is, picture being with the scientists who walked through this.

There’s plenty of “magic” in scientific exploration.

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