1.051ÁÔÆæ REPORT/news51ÁÔÆæ News/news/author/uwmnewsuwm-edu/51ÁÔÆæ geologists uncover Antarctica’s fossil forestsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="N2Ngmn8lmO"><a href="/news/uwm-geologists-uncover-antarcticas-fossil-forests/">51ÁÔÆæ geologists uncover Antarctica’s fossil forests</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="/news/uwm-geologists-uncover-antarcticas-fossil-forests/embed/#?secret=N2Ngmn8lmO" width="600" height="338" title="“51ÁÔÆæ geologists uncover Antarctica’s fossil forests” — 51ÁÔÆæ REPORT" data-secret="N2Ngmn8lmO" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=/news/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js /* ]]> */ </script> /news/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/11/GulbransonTrees750x500.jpg750500At the far reaches of the Earth, 51ÁÔÆæ geologists are exploring the forests that once covered what is now Antarctica some 260 million years ago. They’re hoping to find clues to explain the mass extinction that snuffed out 90 percent of the world’s species.