McMurdo (MCM) Long Term Ecological site (LTER)

New temperature record in Taylor Valley, Antarctica

Article about recent MCM paper on Blood Falls

Thanksgiving dinner at Lake Bonney Camp in Antarctica. Great meal and great company in an amazing landscape #antarctica #science

YouTube video by McMurdo LTER Emperor Penguins right in front of McMurdo Station. Very rare, especially so early in the summer.

The MCM LTER team was at McMurdo Station 2 days ago when these guys made a rare visit right to the front of the station to say hi. They seemed like they wanted to tell us something youtu.be/bzyBJaAfxrg?...

Students rocking their presentations at our annual Science Meeting at University of New Mexico @unm.edu

First Ohio State professor named CIFAR Azrieli Global Scholar Melisa Diaz, an assistant professor in earth sciences and the principal investigator of the Polar and Environmental Geochemistry Lab at The Ohio State University, has been named a 2025–2027 CIFAR Azri...

Congratulations to one of our youngest PIs! news.osu.edu/first-ohio-s...

Congrats to our former fearless leader, Dr. Berry Lyons for being awarded this year's Goldthwait Polar Medal

Abigail Borgmeier took it a step further, connecting our research on Dry Valley soils to the importance of science-informed policy - essential in order for our work to address global challenges.

In the photo: At Huey Stream, Jared Collins and Gavin Wagner delivered the straight dope to our visitors, sharing the groundbreaking research we conduct and why this work simply can’t be done anywhere else on Earth. Their clarity, expertise, and enthusiasm made a big impression.

distinguished visitors talking to two grad students in the McMurdo Dry Valleys

During a recent visit by distinguished staffers from the Senate Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Subcommittee, and the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee, our grad students absolutely shined. Huge shoutout to ALL our students! More in comments

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