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Power Play: The Global Stakes Behind the Battery Boom

Jun 05, 2025

As the world shifts toward electrification, the nations that command the battery supply chain will define the future of mobility, energy, and economic influence. For the U.S., the challenge isn’t just to keep pace — it’s to lead the charge.

Can Cool Roofs Help Atlanta Beat the Heat? Georgia Tech Experts Weigh In

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677228

Jun 12, 2025

City’s New Rule Could Shape Broader Change to Protect Heat-Vulnerable Cities

How the US Can Mine Its Own Critical Minerals — Without Digging New Holes

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<p>Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS</p>

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677059

May 06, 2025

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.

Amid a Tropical Paradise Known as ‘Lizard Island,’ Researchers are Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box

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James Stroud examines an anole (Day’s Edge Productions)

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673890

Mar 25, 2025

Each May, coinciding with the start of the breeding season, we visit Lizard Island to capture, study and release all adult anoles – a population that fluctuates between 600 to 1,000.

What’s the Shape of the Universe? Mathematicians Use Topology to Study the Shape of the World and Everything in it

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<p>You can describe the shape you live on in multiple dimensions. <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/illustration/green-neon-wireframe-sh… via Getty Images Plus</a></p>

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676431

Feb 28, 2025

Whether trying to design secure sensor networks, mine data or use origami to deploy satellites, the underlying language and ideas are likely to be that of topology.

2024’s Extreme Ocean Heat Breaks Records Again, Leaving 2 Mysteries to Solve

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<p> The global ocean’s surface temperature was still well above average going into 2025. Meaghan Skinner Photography/Moment via Getty Images</p>

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676055

Jan 09, 2025

In fact, every decade since 1984, when satellite recordkeeping of ocean temperatures started, has been warmer than the previous one.

How Do Scientists Calculate the Probability That an Asteroid Could Hit Earth?

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<p>NASA’s Webb telescope captured a photo of the asteroid 2024 YR4 from afar. <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/NewlyDiscoveredAsteroid/eecb6be6ddc3406c… Space Agency via AP</a></p>

Mercury ID

677287

Jun 25, 2025

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

Companies Are Still Committing to Net-Zero Emissions

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<div><p>Companies are cutting emissions fastest from energy use. Falling solar prices help. <a href="https://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/photovoltaic-panels-insta… Publishing via Getty Images</a></p></div>

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675773

Nov 20, 2024

Georgia Tech experts study the history of SBTi pledges to understand these commitments and what can undermine them. They believe there is more to the story of these pullbacks than meets the eye.

How Does the International Space Station Orbit Earth Without Burning Up?

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The International Space Station orbits Earth. NASA/Roscosmos

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<div><p>The International Space Station orbits Earth. <a href="https://www.nasa.gov/international-space-station/">NASA/Roscosmos</a></…;

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675860

Dec 16, 2024

Flying through Earth’s orbit are thousands of satellites and two operational space stations, including the International Space Station, which weighs as much as 77 elephants.

Why Does a Rocket Have to go 25,000 mph to Escape Earth?

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