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Social Sciences Apr 4, 2025

Fear of rejection shapes children's peer group behavior

Imagine you're a child in a classroom, and your teacher tells everyone to form groups for a project. You sit and wait, watching as other kids pair up and wondering if anyone will pick you.

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2025

Museum collections reveal worldwide spread of butterfly disease

Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing the eyes of visitors. While these pinned specimens on display are stunning on their own, a new study from the University ...

Economics & Business Mar 27, 2025

Why is housing so expensive? Blame the Great Recession and its resulting construction labor shortage

The Great Recession occurred 17 years ago, from December 2007 to June 2009. Led by a crash in the housing sector, it was the deepest recession since World War II and resulted in noteworthy financial industry failures, serious ...

Evolution Mar 26, 2025

Scientists uncover key mechanism in evolution: Whole-genome duplication drives long-term adaptation

Sometimes, the most significant scientific discoveries happen by accident. Scientists have long known that whole-genome duplication (WGD)—the process by which organisms copy all their genetic material—plays an important role ...

Optics & Photonics Mar 26, 2025

Novel protocol enables photon entanglement without quantum measurement

Georgia Tech researchers recently proposed a method for generating quantum entanglement between photons. This method constitutes a breakthrough that has potentially transformative consequences for the future of photonics-based ...

Social Sciences Mar 26, 2025

Is your job making you happy? Insights from job satisfaction data

Sometimes at work, it's not just a case of the Mondays. The level of dissatisfaction employees have with their job can last beyond the start of the week. New University of Georgia research has found that employers and policymakers ...

Education Mar 26, 2025

More states move to ban cellphones in school as Georgia is latest to act

More states are moving to ban or restrict cellphones in school, a trend that continues to win bipartisan support in legislatures.

Social Sciences Mar 24, 2025

Stressors female farmers face: Study cites animal loss, succession planning as key stressors

Farm ownership is a demanding profession with significant mental health challenges. The unique pressures of the role, combined with severe mental health care barriers, affect farmers across the country.

Evolution Mar 24, 2025

Nature's time machine: How long-term studies unlock evolution's secrets

Georgia Tech scientists are revealing how decades-long research programs have transformed our understanding of evolution, from laboratory petri dishes to tropical islands—along the way uncovering secrets that would remain ...

Earth Sciences Mar 19, 2025

Machine learning encoder improves weather forecasting and tsunami prediction

Successful test results of a new machine learning (ML) technique developed at Georgia Tech could help communities prepare for extreme weather and coastal flooding. The approach could also be applied to other models that predict ...

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