Echoes of Extinctions: Novel Method Unearths Disruptions in Mammal Trait-Environment Relationships
Their novel approach showed how mammal traits evolved with changing environments over time and revealed factors that contributed to biodiversity loss.
Creating the Tools to Conserve Our Wildlife
Scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology and Max Planck Institute for Intelligent Systems in Stuttgart have published a perspectives piece on the different tools used throughout the world aiding in the conservation of wildlife and biodiversity.
Georgia Tech Making Waves in Tsunami Research
Researchers develop volcanic tsunami simulator to closely study potential natural disasters
Thinning Ice Sheets May Drive Sharp Rise in Subglacial Waters
Up to twice the amount of subglacial water that was originally predicted might be draining into the ocean – potentially increasing glacial melt, sea level rise, and biological disturbances.
Georgia Tech Researcher Leads $6 Million NASA Astrobiology Study
NASA awarded $6 million to a research team led by Georgia Tech’s Frank Rosenzweig to study how compartmentalization drives evolution.
NSF RAPID Response to Earthquakes in Turkey
Zhigang Peng and graduate students Phuc Mach and Chang Ding are using small seismic sensors to better understand just how, why, and when certain earthquakes are occurring.
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Affects Atlanta
Atlanta, GA
Georgia Tech experts watch dangerous air quality issues in Atlanta spurred by smoke from hundreds of wildfires ablaze in Canada.
Balancing Act of Hurricane Season Sways With Climate Change
Forecasts call for a near-normal hurricane season, but climate change could make future seasons more unpredictable than ever before.
Scientists Unearth 20 Million Years of ‘Hot Spot’ Magmatism Under Cocos Plate
A team of scientists led by Georgia Tech have observed past episodic intraplate magmatism and corroborated the existence of a partial melt channel at the base of the Cocos Plate.
New Georgia Tech Environmental Science Degree Launches
The interdisciplinary Environmental Science (ENVS) degree program, developed by faculty in the Schools of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and Biological Sciences, is now enrolling students interested in a wide variety of environment-related careers.