Melting alpine ice in the Rocky Mountains has led to the discovery of a 5,900-year-old whitebark pine forest. Over 30 trees are estimated to have been found by scientists during an archaeological survey on the Beartooth plateau in Wyoming.

Trees dating back almost 6000 years have come to scientists' attention due to ice melting in the Rocky mountains, offering a "time capsule" into the past

An ancient, fossilized forest, which thrived for centuries at high altitude, has been revealed beneath a melting ice patch.

Scientists recently came across dozens of dead whitebark pine trees on Wyoming's Beartooth Plateau that had been preserved beneath an ice patch for thousands of years. Radiocarbon dating revealed that the pines were around 5,