Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay is shown with a background of glaciers in Alaska. Hay has spent his career understanding what's killing the world's coral reefs. (Credit: Candace Klein)

Coral Reef Researcher Wins Explorer’s Club Honor

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech Teasley Professor Mark Hay has received the Lowell Thomas Award from the New York-based Explorers Club.

Georgia Tech Examines Impact of Hurricane Katrina

Atlanta, GA

Georgia Tech, National Academy of Engineering hosted a roundtable discussion on disaster readiness.

New Faculty Fellows to Advise on Sustainability

Atlanta, GA

Twelve faculty members have been selected to the inaugural class of fellows with the Brook Byers Institute for Sustainable Systems.

Power Up

Atlanta, GA

Improving energy storage and conversion will expand use of renewables

New robotic vehicle provides a never-before-seen look under Antarctica

Atlanta, GA

A first-of-its-kind robotic vehicle recently dove to depths never before visited under Antarctica’s Ross Ice Shelf and brought back video of life on the seafloor.

The shovel-nosed snake, which is found in the Mojave Desert of the southeast United States, has an elongated body and low-friction skin, which allow it to swim through sand rapidly and efficiently. It is shown here in a bed of sand in a Georgia Tech laboratory. (Credit: Jason Maderer)

Slick and slender snake beats short and stubby lizard in sand swimming

Atlanta, GA

For swimming through sand, a slick and slender snake can perform better than a short and stubby lizard.

A filefish, pictured here, can create chemical camouflage by feeding on coral reefs. Credit: Tane Sinclair-Taylor

Fish use chemical camouflage from diet to hide from predators

Atlanta, GA

A species of small fish uses a homemade coral-scented cologne to hide from predators, a new study has shown, providing the first evidence of chemical camouflage from diet in fish.

The smooth dogfish, a shark whose range includes the Atlantic Ocean off the eastern United States, could lose their ability to sense the smell of food if climate change if ocean acidification continues its current pace. Credit: Danielle Dixson

Sharks in Acidic Waters Avoid Smell of Food

Atlanta, GA

The increasing acidification of ocean waters caused by rising atmospheric carbon dioxide levels could rob sharks of their ability to sense the smell of food, a new study suggests.

A display of the diversity in male cichlid fish. Researchers have sequenced the genomes and transcriptomes of five species, which offers insight into how diversity evolves. Credit: Ryan Bloomquist.

Sequencing of five African fishes reveals diverse molecular mechanisms underlying evolution

Atlanta, GA

Researchers have sequenced the genomes and transcriptomes of five species of African cichlid fishes and uncovered a variety of features that enabled the fishes to thrive in new habitats and ecological niches within the Great Lakes of East Africa.

Georgia Tech is home to nearly 12,000 trees. 

With a few steps, cities can drastically reduce heat-related deaths

Atlanta, GA

The four-year study completed by Georgia Tech is the first major national assessment of the health of those who live in major cities, the impact of rising temperatures and what city leaders can do to alleviate the crisis.