Environment
Aug 24, 2022
Could two Georgia companies help solve the plastic crisis?
A time-lapse video shows a baby blue straw sitting in a tank of water and rocks.
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Plants & Animals
Aug 11, 2022
Prehistoric fish may be poised for a comeback
Researchers studying lake sturgeon in Northwest Georgia's Coosa River have found evidence that the fish may be reproducing for the first time since they were wiped out in the 1970s.
General Physics
Aug 8, 2022
Robotic motion in curved space defies standard laws of physics
When humans, animals, and machines move throughout the world, they always push against something, whether it's the ground, air, or water. Until recently, physicists believed this to be a constant, following the law of conservation ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 8, 2022
New information on 'gigantic jet' lightning bursts that reach toward space
A detailed 3D study of a massive electrical discharge that rose 50 miles into space above an Oklahoma thunderstorm has provided new information about an elusive atmospheric phenomenon known as gigantic jets. The Oklahoma ...
Other
Jul 29, 2022
New framework for measuring stability during walking
Falls are a serious public health issue, resulting in tens of thousands of deaths annually and racking up billions of dollars in healthcare costs. While there has been extensive research into the biomechanics of falls, most ...
Space Exploration
Jul 22, 2022
Georgia spaceport land deal is off, site owner says
The owner of a large industrial site on the Georgia coast said Thursday that it has ended a longstanding agreement to sell the property to a county government whose officials worked for years on a plan to build a launch pad ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2022
Skin: An additional tool for the versatile elephant trunk
A new study from Georgia Institute of Technology suggests that an elephant's muscles aren't the only way it stretches its trunk—its folded skin also plays an important role. The combination of muscle and skin gives the animal ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2022
Tiny limbs and long bodies: Coordinating lizard locomotion
Snakes and lizards have distinct body movement patterns. Lizards bend from side to side as they retract their legs to walk or run. Snakes, on the other hand, slither and undulate, like a wave that travels down the body. However, ...
Bio & Medicine
Jul 4, 2022
New screening technique could accelerate and improve mRNA therapies
Therapeutics based on messenger RNA, or mRNA, can potentially treat a wide range of maladies, including cancer, genetic diseases, and as the world has learned in recent years, deadly viruses.
Earth Sciences
Jun 30, 2022
New flood maps clarify the risk homeowners face
Flooding in urban areas cost Americans more than $106 billion between 1960 and 2016, damaging property, disrupting businesses and claiming lives in the process. Determining which areas are most likely to flood amid ever-changing ...
