Sargassum littered beaches in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., in spring 2023, making a mess during spring break. Joe Raedle/Getty Images

Sargassum, the Smelly Nemesis of Beach Vacations, Has Become a Self‑Sustaining Disaster That Will Keep Coming Back

Research suggests that vast mats of smelly seaweed may have entered a self-sustaining cycle, effectively feeding their own expansion. It’s creating a chronic disaster for the affected coasts, with little sign of ending.

Researchers set up a lightning mapping array unit at a location near Atlanta

Georgia Tech Lightning Mapping Array Helps Protect World Cup Visitors

A Georgia Tech lightning mapping array is helping authorities protect World Cup visitors from severe weather.

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How AI-Powered Flood Forecasts Could Transform Hurricane Resilience

Assistant Professor Ali Sarhadi is using AI and digital twins to predict how and where major storms will cause the most damage.

United States map showing the eight regions of the CORE-CM Initiative. Courtesy: Department of Energy Core-CM Initiative

Mining New Possibilities for Critical Minerals: Mapping a Stronger U.S. Supply Chain

A new Department of Energy award will help Georgia Tech lead a regional effort to identify, recover, and reuse materials essential to energy, manufacturing, and national security.

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Turning Pulp Mills Into Next-Generation Biorefineries

Georgia Tech infuses innovation into the forest products industry, converting waste streams into high-value products, from high-performance automotive lubricants to batteries.

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Georgia Tech Scientists Create Moon Rock in the Lab

This moon rock could help scientists interpret lunar data and explore how water may form on the moon.

The universe is vast and teeming with stars – but if intelligent life exists, it may not be able to visit Earth.

Could Aliens Ever Visit Earth? An Aerospace Scientist Unpacks the Challenges of Interstellar Spaceflight

To assess the plausibility of alien visitors, it’s necessary to understand the obstacles that an extraterrestrial vessel would need to overcome to reach Earth.

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Why Georgia’s Severe Weather Season Has Been Unusually Quiet

A missing component of the severe weather formula led to quiet season in the Southeast.

Large earthquakes have been common along the Alaska-Aleutian subduction zone, except at the Shumagin Gap. Yinchu Li

A Quiet Alaska Fault is Missing the Fluids Scientists Expected – and It’s Changing What We Know About Earthquake Zones

Scientists may need to rethink the assumption about subduction zones around the world.

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What’s in the Price of a Gallon of Gas?

Georgia Tech energy economist Bobby Harris said U.S. gasoline prices are driven mainly by crude oil costs, with refining, distribution and taxes accounting for a smaller and shifting share of what consumers pay at the pump.