Even Georgia O'Keeffe noticed the pin-sized blisters bubbling on the surface of her paintings. For decades, conservationists and scholars assumed these tiny protrusions were grains of sand, kicked up from the New Mexico desert ...
Materials Science
Feb 17, 2019
2
621
Scientists have for the first time taken in-situ ocean measurements during the collapse of a giant iceberg in the sub-Antarctic. These new observations reveal how ocean ecosystems may be affected if more icebergs calve due ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 17, 2024
1
44
Thousands of historic and archaeological sites in Georgia are at risk from tropical storm surges, and that number will increase with climate change, according to a study published in PLOS ONE by Matthew D. Howland and Victor ...
Archaeology
Feb 28, 2024
2
51
A collaborative study between the University of Georgia and Georgia Tech has found the classic Southern accent is undergoing rapid change in Georgia. The instigator? Generation X.
Social Sciences
Sep 7, 2023
1
473
If you live in Georgia, it's hard not to notice the state's latest resident.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2022
6
4772
Being stressed about doing well on a test might not be limited to humans, according to a new study led by researchers at Georgia State University.
Plants & Animals
Feb 8, 2022
0
202
152 billion tons of fresh water—equivalent to 20 times the volume of Loch Ness or 61 million Olympic-sized swimming pools, entered the seas around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia when the megaberg A68A melted ...
Environment
Jan 20, 2022
11
7080
The petrol industry recognizes the importance of para-xylene, given its many uses in everyday products, from plastic soda bottles to polyester fiber.
Materials Science
Sep 8, 2021
0
75
Gentoo penguins are benefiting from a newly enlarged no-fishing zone (known as a No-Take Zone NTZ) around the sub-Antarctic island of South Georgia following British Antarctic Survey (BAS) tracking research commissioned by ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2021
0
93
An invasive, shelled creature was spotted in a popular Georgia lake, as experts warn the public of potential environmental and health risks.
Ecology
Jun 20, 2024
0
53
