Large groups of California blackworms form “worm blobs” that create collective behaviors that improve the survival of individuals organisms. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Collective Worm and Robot “Blobs” Protect Individuals, Swarm Together

Atlanta, GA

Research into "blobs" formed by worms and robots could help developers of swarm robots better utilize emergent behavior.

Image shows the microstructure of belly scales found on the Mexican lance-headed rattlesnake. The structures were different from those found on other snakes. (Credit: Tai-De Li)

Snake Micro Scales Reveal Secrets of Sidewinding and Slithering

Atlanta, GA

The mesmerizing flow of a sidewinder moving across desert sands has captivated biologists for centuries, but questions remained about how the snakes produce their unique motion.

Georgia Tech is part of a team that has been selected to manage the Savannah River National Laboratory (SRNL).

Georgia Tech Will Help Manage DOE’s Savannah River Laboratory

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech is part of a team that has been selected to manage the DOE's Savannah River National Laboratory

The Gibson Generating Station is a coal-burning power plant located in Gibson County, Indiana. (Credit: Emily Grubert, Georgia Tech)

Shuttering Fossil Fuel Power Plants May Cost Less Than Expected

Atlanta, GA

A generator-level model suggests that most fossil fuel power plants could complete normal lifespans and still close by 2035.

Changes in resilience of North American plant biomes over the past 20,000 years. (Credit: Georgia Tech)

Fossil Pollen Record Suggests Vulnerability to Mass Extinction Ahead

Atlanta, GA

Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen in 13,000 years.

Georgia Tech researchers studied slingshot spiders in the Amazon rain forest of Peru. Shown are Jaime Navarro, a Peruvian field guide; Johanna Johnson, a Peruvian student and project volunteer; and Symone Alexander, a Georgia Tech postdoctoral researcher. (Credit: Geoff Gallice)

Flies and Mosquitoes Beware, Here Comes the Slingshot Spider

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have done what may be the first kinematic study of the slingshot spider, which catapults its web to catch insects.

Georgia Tech graduate research assistants Kirstie Thompson and Ronita Mathias with a sample of a new membrane material that could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with refining crude oil. (Credit: Christopher Moore, Georgia Tech)

Membrane Technology Could Cut Emissions and Energy Use in Oil Refining

Atlanta, GA

New membrane technology could reduce carbon emissions and energy intensity associated with oil refining.

The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant in central Wyoming. Credit: Wikimedia Commons CC 2.0 Generic Goebel

Energy Regulation Rollbacks Threaten Progress Against Harmful Ozone

Atlanta, GA

This is what could happen if all endangered regulations that help in the fight against harmful ozone go away.

Georgia Institute of Technology's new Masters of of Science in Sustainable Energy and Environmental Management (MSEEM) is the only graduate degree in Georgia fully dedicated to sustainability issues.

Georgia Tech to Launch State’s First Sustainability Master’s Program

Atlanta, GA

The degree program will help educate the next generation of sustainability leaders for corporations, government, and non-governmental organizations.

Quentin Holden, tree surgeon, near Mayer Garden on Cherry Street

Meet Quentin Holden, Tree Surgeon

Atlanta, GA

Quentin Holden, certified as an arborist through the International Society of Arboriculture, takes care of Tech's trees.