Ellen Mosley-Thompson is one of Columbus Monthly’s 2026 Inspiring Women for her pioneering studies of ice cores and climate at Ohio State University.

Ellen Mosley-Thompson is a distinguished university professor emerita and senior research scientist at Ohio State University’s Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. She has worked for Ohio State ...

Ancient Antarctic ice is revealing a surprising new chapter in Earth’s climate story, stretching back 3 million years. By ...

She is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, among numerous other affiliations. Mosley-Thompson says she is “very proud … to have been the first woman to lead a field team to a remote ...

Glaciers can reveal vast archives of information about Earth's environmental past, but deciphering the origins of the matter within them can be a challenge. Now, using a novel technique that enables ...

The Holland Sentinel publishes regular reports on “priority” violations — ones that could directly lead to contamination of ...

This summer, the vast Thwaites Glacier in Antarctica had so much meltwater running down its face, it looked like it was ...

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Ice comes in more forms than what you’ll find in a freezer or a glacier. Since 1900, scientists have observed more than 20 ...

The permafrost formation, called Yedoma, kept the rotifer frozen solid at around -20 degrees C for the entire period.