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Polar exploration doesn't always go seamlessly. Join Laura Kissel, curator of the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center Archival Program, to learn about the troubles and triumphs of Sir George…

Jason Cervenec, Byrd Center Director of Education and Outreach, recently had a conversation with Kale Williams, author of the book, "The Loneliest Polar Bear: A True Story of Survival and Peril on…

Dr. Ian Howat, Byrd Center Research Scientist and head of the Glacier Dynamics research group, recently spoke to National Geographic about glacial melt in Antarctica.

Dr. Steven Quiring, Professor of Geography and Byrd Center Principal Investigator, was recently awarded $500K by the National Institute of Food and Agriculture to improve the accuracy and utility…

A new study lead by ETH Zurich and the University of Toulouse used satellite data from ArcticDEM and REMA, two projects headed by the Byrd Center's Glacier Dynamics Research Group, to show that …

Earth’s permafrost stores about 1,600 billion metric tons of carbon — about twice the amount present in the atmosphere. As climate change accelerates permafrost thawing, Byrd Center scientists…

NBC News talks to Byrd Center Research Scientist, Dr. David Bromwich, about his recent study, which predicts that the Antarctic peninsula will likely experience increases in temperature and…

Byrd Center research scientist Dr. Aaron Wilson unpacks the complexity of droughts, and what to expect for the 2021 Ohio growing season.

The Byrd Center's Education and Outreach Group was recently featured in EOS, Science News by the American Geophysical Union (AGU).