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Environment Oct 6, 2025

Built to move: The role of design in sports participation

The amount a town or city invests in sports-related infrastructure may impact how active the people who live there are, according to new University of Georgia research published in the European Sport Management Quarterly.

Plants & Animals Sep 29, 2025

Coyote populations surge, rebound quickly

Trying to curb coyote populations may be a lost cause, according to a new University of Georgia study.

Plants & Animals Sep 24, 2025

Study challenges explanation behind North Carolina blue crab decline

In a new study, researchers from North Carolina State University have compared numbers of juvenile blue crabs across three nursery habitats in Pamlico Sound, both pre- and post-fishery decline, and found that while adult ...

Ecology Sep 16, 2025

Can vertical farms really feed the UK sustainably? New study weighs climate costs and benefits

Vertical farming offers a much-needed opportunity to secure food production in the face of climate change, but can it truly deliver a sustainable alternative to field-grown crops? A new study led by the University of Surrey ...

Ecology Sep 10, 2025

Phytoplankton communities can transform in just days, study reveals

A new study from researchers from the Faculty of Science at Charles University in the Czech Republic shows that microscopic communities of phytoplankton—key primary producers in aquatic ecosystems—can undergo dramatic shifts ...

Plants & Animals Sep 9, 2025

The Okefenokee Swamp is safe for now, but talk of mining near it hasn't stopped

On a blast furnace of an August day in Georgia's southernmost county, Joe Hopkins gripped the steering wheel to steady his truck on the sandy road.

Biotechnology Sep 4, 2025

Ash boosts biogas production and fertilizer quality, study shows

Researchers from the University of Jyväskylä and the Natural Resources Institute Finland have discovered that ash appears to be an excellent additive in the anaerobic digestion process in terms of methane production and the ...

Economics & Business Sep 2, 2025

Young people found more willing to commit insurance fraud

If you're under the age of 34, you may be more willing to commit insurance fraud, according to new University of Georgia research published in the Journal of Consumer Affairs.

Social Sciences Aug 27, 2025

New study reveals destructive effects of gender norms, expectations for female bosses

Female bosses are often hindered by gender stereotypes, which can directly impact their ability to do their jobs, according to a new University of Georgia study published in the Journal of Applied Psychology.

Plants & Animals Aug 27, 2025

Be it feast or famine, orangutans adapt with flexible diets

Humans could learn a thing or two from orangutans when it comes to maintaining a balanced, protein-filled diet. Great apes native to the rainforests of Indonesia and Malaysia, orangutans are marvels of adaptation to the vagaries ...

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