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A Once-Stable Glacier in Greenland Is Now Rapidly Disappearing Due to Warming Atlantic Waters
Greenland's Steenstrup Glacier, previously stable for decades, is now retreating at an unprecedented rate, according to a study published today in the journal Nature Communications. The rapid…
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…
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…
Forest Growing Season Has Increased by a Month in the Eastern U.S. over the Past Century
A new study has found that the growing period of hardwood forests in eastern North America has increased by an average of one month over the past century due to rising temperatures. Researchers…
Byrd Center Student Assistant Published in Ohio State Alumni Magazine
Savannah Stearmer is a student assistant at the Byrd Center and a senior majoring in English with a concentration in Writing, Rhetoric, and Literacy, whose work was recently…
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…
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…
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,…
Estimating Canopy Height Change Using Machine Learning by Coupling WorldView-2 Stereo Imagery with Landsat 7
A study recently published in the International Journal of Remote Sensing titled Estimating canopy height change using machine learning by coupling WorldView-2 stereo imagery with…