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Precise dating of glacial deposits from Byrd Glacier's Lonewolf Nunataks shows that one of the world's largest glaciers thinned rapidly around 8,000 years ago as the Ross Ice Shelf formed, based…
The Polar Rock Repository (PRR) at The Ohio State University celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2023. An article in Columbus Monthly's September 2023 issue highlights the repository's history and…
We are pleased to welcome Jamey Stutz to the Byrd Center where he will be a Research Scientist in the Polar Rock Repository.
Jamey is a glacial geologist specializing in Antarctic Science…
A study titled Antarctica as a ‘natural laboratory’ for the critical assessment of the archaeological validity of early stone tool sites was recently published in the online Journal Antiquity.…
The pandemic precipitated the need for virtual access to science through technology and hence the creation of the Virtual Rock Box. Rock samples from the Polar Rock Repository were scanned using…
National Geographic published an article on July 22, 2020 discussing discoveries made using rock samples stored at the Byrd Center's Polar Rock Repository (PRR). These samples were collected from…
