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WOSU Public Media's All Sides Explores the Documentary, Canary
A recent episode of All Sides, aired on Sept. 6, 2023, and hosted by WOSU Chief Content Director of Radio Mike Thompson, featured The Ohio State University Byrd Center's Senior Research…
The Byrd Center Has Achieved a Groundbreaking Milestone, Securing an Astounding $15 Million in New Research Grants Since 2022!
The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The Ohio State University has achieved an unprecedented milestone, securing over $15 million in new research grants during fiscal years 2022 and 2023…
Canary, a Documentary Based on Lonnie Thompson's Life Journey, to Premier in September
Lonnie Thompson, a distinguished university professor at The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences, has amazed the world with his audacious expeditions to Earth's loftiest peaks. With 70…
Cryogenic Resurrections: The Perils and Wonders of Ancient Organisms Emerging from Melting Ice
In a recent scientific discovery, researchers successfully revived a microscopic roundworm encased in 46,000-year-old Siberian permafrost. Remarkably, the roundworm was so well-…
Urgent Measures Are Required for Glacier Preservation
No Water, No Food- Without the glaciers, the U.S. and Chinese agriculture are at risk!
In a 2023 Wilson Center webinar, The Ohio State University School of Earth Sciences…
The Impact on Radiative Forcing: Biomass Burning Leads to Black Carbon Deposition on Andean Glaciers
In a recent collaborative study published in Environmental Research Letters from IOP Science, a team of researchers investigated the impact of black carbon (BC) deposition on the melting of Andean…
What is Driving Hydrogen Isotopes in Monsoonal Precipitation Across the Bay of Bengal?
A recent study by lead author Jingyi Zhang at the Chinese Academy of Sciences, published in Geophysical Research Letters, analyzed the stable hydrogen isotope records in…
Opposite Mass Balance Variations Between Glaciers in Western Tibet and the Western Tien Shan
Recent research published in Global and Planetary Change studied the mass balance variations between glaciers situated in western Tibet and western Tien Shan during the ablation season,…
Radionucleotides Released from Anthropogenic Activities Threaten Humans and Wildlife on a Global Scale
Artificial radionucleotides released from anthropogenic activities emit beta (β) particles during decay, which are transported through atmospheric circulation and eventually deposited somewhere on…