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Protist Impacts on Marine Cyanovirocell Metabolism
A study was recently published online in the journal ISME Communications titled Protist impacts on marine cyanovirocell metabolism, shedding light on how some carbon cycling…

Ecogenomics Reveals Viral Communities Across the Challenger Deep Oceanic Trench
Matthew Sullivan, Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Microbiology and Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering and a Principal Investigator at the…

The 2023 Byrd Postdoctoral Scholarship Program
The Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center is now accepting applications for the 2023 Byrd Postdoctoral Scholarship Program.
This program provides scholarships for…

Sustainable Rubber
Dr. Katrina Cornish, Professor and Ohio Research Scholar, Bio-Emergent Materials, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science and Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological…

Dispersal and Fire Limit Arctic Shrub Expansion
Yanlan Liu, assistant professor at The Ohio State University's School of Earth Sciences (SES) and School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) and Principal…

Wildfire Forecasting Using Hemispheric Climate Modes
A new study co-authored by David Bromwich, research professor of Geography at The Ohio State University and senior research scientist at the Byrd Center was published last…

As Globe Warms, Infected Pines Starve and Disease-Causing Fungi Thrive
Enrico Bonello, professor of molecular and chemical ecology of trees in The Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) , Department of…

Congratulations to Lonnie Thompson and Ellen Mosley-Thompson!
The duo are the recipients of the BBVA Foundation's 14th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards. The BBVA Foundation’s 14th edition of the Frontiers of Knowledge Awards…

How "Viral Dark Matter" May Help Mitigate Climate Change
Matthew Sullivan, Professor at The Ohio State University Department of Microbiology and Civil, Environmental and Geodetic Engineering and a Principal Investigator at the Byrd Center…