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Assessing the Thickness of Antarctic Ice Shelves: Concurrent Airborne Altimetry and Ice Measurements Reveal Thinner Profiles Than Expected
Recent research published in the Journal of Glaciology is the first large-scale study of its kind focusing on the accuracy of estimating the thickness and mass loss of Antarctic ice shelves, which…
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…
Unearthing the Potential: Geologic Hydrogen as a Low-Carbon Energy Solution
The extraction of limitless clean energy from underground in the form of geological hydrogen is the focus of Koloma, a startup company co-founded by Tom Darrah, a professor at The Ohio State…
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-preserved…
What Caused the Accelerated Weakening of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation?
Earlier this year, scientists released research findings that suggested an accelerated weakening of Atlantic overturning circulation was likely associated with an optimal salinity fingerprint.
Satellite Observations May Explain the Carbon-Water Coupling over Northern Permafrost Regions Better Than Process-Based Models
Recent research has revealed limitations of process-based models in accurately capturing the carbon-water coupling in permafrost regions compared to satellite-based analyses that account for…
Rebuilding Coral Population in Florida
After decades of decline due to marine disease, climate change and a number of other environmental stressors, the critically endangered elkhorn coral has found the ideal location to rebuild its…
It's Time to Talk About Climate Change
Climate conversations often focus on the severity of climate change, or the "it's real," "it's us," "experts agree," and "it's bad," but experts want to make sure constituents know that "others…
Refrigeration is Coca-Cola's Largest Contribution to Climate Change
In a recent article published in The Conversation, titled "Coca-Cola's biggest challenge in greening its operations is its own global marketing strategy," the author, Bart Elmore, professor in the…