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‘Janitors’ of the Sea: Overharvested Sea Cucumbers Play Crucial Role in Protecting Coral

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<p>Sea cucumbers play a crucial role in protecting coral from disease. Credit: Cody Clements</p>

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673225
Feb 27, 2024

In a first-of-its-kind study, the researchers discovered that sea cucumbers protect coral from disease.

Everlasting African Wildfires Fueled by Aerosol Feedback

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<p>Fires have been burning in Africa for centuries. The fires are fueled by feedback loop as aerosols interact with the climate. It’s a process that plays a critical role in the regulation of African ecosystems. Adobe iStock photo</p>

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672662
Jan 03, 2024

Wildfires in Africa are fueled by a feedback loop mechanism as aerosols interact with the climate

Earth Month Features Sustainability Events

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<p>Earth Day Org Fair 2023</p>

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673624
Apr 04, 2024

April is Earth Month with a full calendar of events open to the campus community.

From Roots to Resilience: Investigating the Vital Role of Microbes in Coastal Plant Health

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<p> Georgia Tech researchers surveying field sites in the salt marshes of Sapelo Island, Georgia.</p>

Mercury ID
674019
May 15, 2024

Understanding how salt marsh grass stays healthy is of crucial ecological importance, and studying the ways bacteria interact with these plants is key.

Tropical Revelations: Unearthing the Impacts of Hydrological Sensitivity on Global Rainfall

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Jie He
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<p>Jie He, assistant professor in the School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, wants to predict how rainfall will change in the presence of continuing climate change. — Photo by Jerry Grillo</p><p> </p>

Mercury ID
673964
May 08, 2024

Georgia Tech researcher investigates how rainfall will change as Earth’s atmosphere heats up.

In Fairbanks, Alaska, Researchers Unravel Frigid Air Pollution

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Ice fog over Fairbanks as seen from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Debbie Dean)
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<p>Ice fog over Fairbanks as seen from the University of Alaska Fairbanks. (Debbie Dean)</p>

Mercury ID
674858
Sep 06, 2024

New research shows that an effort to improve wintertime air quality in Fairbanks, Alaska may not be as effective as intended.

Ocean Science and Engineering Students Take on Coral Cooling Challenge

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Mercury ID
675546
Nov 07, 2024

At the invitation of the National Marine Sanctuary Foundation, a team of Ph.D. students designed an ocean-cooling system to help stop coral bleaching.

Novel Machine Learning Techniques Measure Ocean Oxygen Loss More Accurately

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<p>Using data from Argo floats (pictured) and historic ship measurements, Georgia Tech researchers developed new machine learning techniques to better understand global ocean oxygen loss. (Credit: Argo Program, UCSD)</p>

Mercury ID
675578
Nov 11, 2024

Georgia Tech researchers introduced a groundbreaking machine learning technique to improve the assessment and analysis of declining oxygen levels in the ocean.

Mitigating Climate Change Through Restoration of Coastal Ecosystems

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Mercury ID
670885
May 30, 2023

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Yale University are proposing a novel pathway through which coastal ecosystem restoration can permanently capture carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.

NSF RAPID Grant to Analyze Plume Chemistry

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Atlanta, GA
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675829
Dec 11, 2024

Led by School of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences Professor Greg Huey, the NSF RAPID grant is for analyzing air chemistry data collected during a three-week span when a chemical plume impacted the Atlanta area.

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