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Integrated Microwave Sensing Unveils Subglacial Water Dynamics Beneath Antarctica's Priestley Glacier

The Ohio State University's Earth Sciences Professor Emeritus Ken Jezek and Electrical and Computer Engineering Professor Joel Johnson from the ElectroScience Laboratory, both principal…

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The Role of the European Space Agency's CryoSat in Decoding Thwaites Glacier's Retreat

The European Space Agency's (ESA's) CryoSat mission has provided invaluable insights on the retreat of the Thwaites Glacier ice shelf in West Antarctica, as detailed in the study "Basal channels,…

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Empowering Youth Through Science and Adventure: CIRES' Girls* on Rock Program

This article/story covers activity that took place before June 27, 2025, when Ohio Senate Bill 1 took effect.

High school students from across the country gathered in Colorado’s mountains…

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Study Provides Detailed Analysis of North American Climate Trends, Predicting Intensifying Extremes

Researchers from The Ohio State University, led by former Byrd Center member Kyungmin Sung, now a research fellow at the Korea Environment Institute, examined how droughts and rainfall extremes…

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Tal Shutkin Receives Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad Fellowship

Geography Ph.D. candidate and Byrd Center's Glacier Environmental Change Group member Tal Shutkin has been awarded the prestigious 2023-2024 Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad (…

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Viral Secrets from Glacial Ice Reveal Climate Adaptations

Researchers at The Ohio State University have made a significant discovery in understanding how viruses preserved in glacial ice have adapted to Earth's climatic changes. The study, led by Byrd…

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Bridging Aviation and Environmental Science Through Drone Research

Congratulations to Adam Tjoelker

In mid-June, Adam Tjoelker presented his research at the 12th International Conference on Permafrost in Yukon, where he…

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The European Space Agency Greenlights CryoRad, an Innovative Earth Explorer mission concept in Advancing Earth Observation

Byrd Center Researchers Collaborate Globally on Groundbreaking Cryosphere Research

The European Space Agency (ESA) has announced the selection of CryoRad as one of four mission ideas for its…

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Thawing Permafrost Carbon Cycling and Insights from Comprehensive Analyses in Arctic Peatlands

As global temperatures increase, the carbon stored in permafrost is at risk of being broken down by microbes. The enzyme latch theory suggests that polyphenols—antioxidants that neutralize harmful…