Ice Age cosmetics with Ice Age survivors

摘要

The last Ice Age saw much of the northern hemisphere covered in ice. This climatic condition not only represented a threat to mankind and animals, but also to all plant species. During this period, over 90% of all terrestrial life vanished from the northern hemisphere. Only truly robust organisms could quickly adapt and survive the permanently cold and dry climate. Although most alpine plants could not survive, a small number of species escaped the ice by moving to Nunataks - rare ice-free moun- tain peaks. During the summer months, in particular, there was some water on these ice-free peaks that could be absorbed by plant roots. Alpine Nunataks created strongholds that enabled a small number of plants to survive the Ice Age.