March 2, 2015: Image taken by the Operational Land Imager onboard Landsat 8. (NASA Earth Observatory)

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.

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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.

Hazy conditions seen around Atlanta due to Canadian wildfires. Orange hazy smoke seen against Atlanta skyline.

Canadian Wildfire Smoke Affects Atlanta

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Georgia Tech experts watch dangerous air quality issues in Atlanta spurred by smoke from hundreds of wildfires ablaze in Canada.

3D Render of Category 4 Major Hurricane Fiona east of Florida. Getty Images.

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.

Mantle plumes, shown in red, have been identified around the world. (Ingo Wölbern, via Wikimedia Commons)

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.

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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.

Inside-Out Heating and Ambient Wind Could Make Direct Air Capture Cheaper and More Efficient

Chemical engineers use coated carbon fibers and eliminate steam-based heating in their simpler design, which also can be powered by wind energy.

GTRI's EV battery recycling efforts are crucial because many of the key minerals found in lithium-ion batteries are sourced from geopolitically sensitive regions across the globe (Photo Credit: iStock)

GTRI Works to Enhance EV Battery Reuse and Recycling in Georgia

The Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) is working to optimize Georgia’s EV battery supply chain by developing cost-and energy-efficient methods that pose fewer environmental risks.

The team working in the College of Design’s woodworking space during the squirrel box-building event. Photo credit: Thomas Bordeaux, ARCH 2022.

Building Community in Unexpected Ways

Tech students lend their talents to helping a local animal rehabilitator.