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YOPP-SH: The Year of Polar Prediction in the Southern Hemisphere continues to 2024

The Polar Prediction Project (PPP), a decade-long initiative by the World Meteorological Organization's World Weather Research Programme (WWRP), ended on December 31, 2022. The…

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U.S. Birds' Eastern, Western Behavior Patterns Are Polar Opposites

In a recent study, scientists at The Ohio State University analyzed avian biodiversity changes across the continental United States over the period of a year and produced what could be…

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Antarctica, a Natural Laboratory for Archaeological Validity of Early Stone Tool Sites

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…

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Ohio State Sets New Record with $1.38 Billion in Annual Research Expenditures

 

The Ohio State University set a new record in its annual research and development expenditure. In partnership with the university's colleges, the Enterprise for Research,…

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A Win-Win: Generating Profit from Food Waste While Reducing the Carbon Footprint

Valuating the conversion of food processing waste into potential end products to determine its best use!

Researchers have determined the value of food processing waste products that are…

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Detecting Extreme Climate Event Impacts Using Remote Sensing Data in Deep Machine Learning Paradigms

C.K. Shum, Distinguished University Scholar and Professor in the School of Earth Sciences (SES) at The Ohio State University and a Principal Investigator at the Byrd Center, co-…

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Cleaning Up Coal Mine Drainage and Producing Rare Earth Elements in the Process

Jeff Bielicki, associate professor in civil environmental and geodetic engineering and the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, co-authored a study published in…

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Using Isotopic Composition of O2 in Dating a Tibetan Ice Core Record of Holocene/Late Glacial Climate

The study's lead author is Lonnie Thompson, Distinguished University Professor in the School of Earth Sciences and Senior Research Scientist at the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center at The…

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Melting Ice Releases 15000 Year Old Viruses

There continues to be interest in research by Zhi-Ping Zhong, his colleagues, and collaborators a year after their work was published. Dr. Zhong, a microbiologist and research associate with…