Into the Woods

Say you wanted to immerse yourself in a lush tropical forest to observe the impacts of climate change. You probably wouldn’t pack your bags and head north of sixty, but that’s exactly what Tropical Arctic invites readers to do. The result of an innovative science-art partnership, this book takes us to the remote and rugged landscapes of East Greenland and makes a case for slowing down, asking questions, and listening deeply to those who approach problems from different perspectives. In setting an example for interdisciplinary cooperation, two paleobotanists, Jennifer C. McElwain and Ian J. Glasspool, and a scientific illustrator, Marlene Hill Donnelly, breathe life into the long-lost forests of the world’s largest island.

Tropical Arctic looks back about 200 million years, to the end of the Triassic and the beginning of the Jurassic periods, a time of dramatic global...