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Digging Into Greenland Ice: Unraveling Mysteries in Earth's Harshest Environments

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The team snowmobiling to a remote field site.
Mercury ID
672274
Nov 09, 2023

Rachel Moore spent nearly 50 days in one of the most remote places on Earth, collecting ice cores; the research has implications for climate change predictions and searching for signs of life on icy worlds.

Study Reveals Wintertime Formation of Large Pollution Particles in China’s Skies

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Beijing pollution (Photo Kevin Dooley, Creative Commons)
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<p>Beijing pollution (Photo Kevin Dooley, Creative Commons)</p>

Mercury ID
672402
Nov 16, 2023

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences researchers find dangerous sulfates are formed, and their particles get bigger, within the plumes of pollution belching from coal-fired power plants.

Jim Sowell Talks About Watching Annular Eclipse

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Jim Sowell
Mercury ID
656052
Oct 12, 2023

Jim Sowell talks about Georgia Tech's observatory, what can be learned from an eclipse, and why you should watch for it wherever you are.

School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences to Offer Three New Undergraduate Degrees — Including Interdisciplinary Environmental Science Major

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Earth (Credit: NASA/Joshua Stevens)
Mercury ID
665008
Jan 23, 2023

The expanded undergraduate degree offerings are designed to continue Georgia Tech’s reputation for academic rigor — and also reflect trends in student interests, as well as current and forecasted needs in the job marketplace.

Echoes of Extinctions: Novel Method Unearths Disruptions in Mammal Trait-Environment Relationships

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Profiles of two eastern African elephants walking side by side. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)
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<p>While most species have gone extinct, eastern Africa is home to vibrant natural communities of mammalian megafauna, including elephants, zebras, hippopotamuses, antelope, giraffes, and many others. (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston)</p>

Mercury ID
671625
Sep 06, 2023

Their novel approach showed how mammal traits evolved with changing environments over time and revealed factors that contributed to biodiversity loss.

From Seafloor to Space: New Bacterial Proteins Shine Light on Climate and Astrobiology

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clathrate.jpg
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<p><span><span>Methane clathrate (white, ice-like material) under a rock from the seafloor of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Deposits such as these demonstrate that methane and other gases cross the seafloor and enter the ocean. Photo credit: NOAA</span></span></p>

Mercury ID
671833
Sep 26, 2023

Georgia Tech researchers have uncovered eco-friendly bacterial proteins that stabilize methane clathrates, offering a green solution to climate challenges and potential implications for astrobiology.

As Temperatures Climb, Flying Insects Slower to Migrate to Cooler Elevations

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A close up of bees flying into a hive on the CU Denver campus.
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<p>A close up of bees flying into a hive on the CU Denver campus.</p>

Mercury ID
671675
Sep 11, 2023

In response to changing climates, many plants and animals are moving to higher elevations, seeking cooler temperatures. But a new study finds that flying insects like bees and moths may struggle with insurmountable issues to this escape route.

Creating the Tools to Conserve Our Wildlife

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audiomoth
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<p>An AudioMoth device in leafy environment. Photo credit: Andrew Hill.</p>

Mercury ID
671621
Sep 06, 2023

Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have published a perspectives piece on the different tools used throughout the world aiding in the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity.

Thinning Ice Sheets May Drive Sharp Rise in Subglacial Waters

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March 2, 2015: Image taken by the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8. (NASA Earth Observatory)
Mercury ID
671437
Aug 21, 2023

Up to twice the amount of subglacial water that was originally predicted might be draining into the ocean – potentially increasing glacial melt, sea level rise, and biological disturbances.

Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate

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Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)
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<p>Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)</p>

Mercury ID
670990
Jun 20, 2023

A team of scientists led by Georgia Tech have observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a partial melt channel at the base of the Cocos Plate.

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