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How Do Scientists Calculate the Probability That an Asteroid Could Hit Earth?

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Asteroid 2024 YR4
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<p>NASA’s Webb telescope captured a photo of the asteroid 2024 YR4 from afar. <a href="https://newsroom.ap.org/detail/NewlyDiscoveredAsteroid/eecb6be6ddc3406c… Space Agency via AP</a></p>

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677287
Jun 25, 2025

When scientists spot an asteroid whose trajectory might take it close to Earth, they monitor it frequently and calculate the probability that it might collide with our planet.

Mars Rising as the New Frontier of Science and Strategy

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677344
Jun 25, 2025

As the White House accelerates plans for a 2026 crewed mission to Mars, Georgia Tech experts highlight the engineering, scientific, and diplomatic challenges that will shape the success—and sustainability—of humanity’s next giant leap.

Ocean ‘Greening’ at Poles Could Spell Changes for Fisheries

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A satellite image of blooming phytoplankton, visible as green-tinted swirls, in the South Atlantic. Credit: NASA Credit: NASA (OCI sensor aboard PACE on January 5, 2025)
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<p>A satellite image of blooming phytoplankton, visible as green-tinted swirls, in the South Atlantic. Credit: NASA (OCI sensor aboard PACE on January 5, 2025)</p>

Mercury ID
677252
Jun 19, 2025

Ocean waters are getting greener at the poles and bluer toward the equator, according to an analysis of satellite data published in Science on June 19.

Can Cool Roofs Help Atlanta Beat the Heat? Georgia Tech Experts Weigh In

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Roof installation
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677228
Jun 12, 2025

City’s New Rule Could Shape Broader Change to Protect Heat-Vulnerable Cities

Power Play: The Global Stakes Behind the Battery Boom

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Mercury ID
677191
Jun 05, 2025

As the world shifts toward electrification, the nations that command the battery supply chain will define the future of mobility, energy, and economic influence. For the U.S., the challenge isn’t just to keep pace — it’s to lead the charge.

How the US Can Mine Its Own Critical Minerals — Without Digging New Holes

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Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS
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<p>Piles of rare earth oxides praseodymium, cerium, lanthanum, neodymium, samarium and gadolinium. Peggy Greb/USDA-ARS</p>

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677059
May 06, 2025

Every time you use your phone, open your computer or listen to your favorite music on AirPods, you are relying on critical minerals.

My Green Lab Initiative Drives Sustainable Practices in Campus Labs

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My Green Lab certification ceremony.
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676871
Apr 17, 2025

Three Georgia Tech labs are leading the charge in resource efficiency.

Amid a Tropical Paradise Known as ‘Lizard Island,’ Researchers are Cracking Open Evolution’s Black Box

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James Stroud examines an anole (Day’s Edge Productions)
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673890
Mar 25, 2025

Each May, coinciding with the start of the breeding season, we visit Lizard Island to capture, study and release all adult anoles – a population that fluctuates between 600 to 1,000.

Nature's Time Machine: How Long-Term Studies Unlock Evolution's Secrets

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A 40-year field study of Galápagos ground finches (Geospiza sp.) has provided unparalleled insights into how natural selection operates in the wild and how new species might form. (Illustration: Mark Belan/ArtSciStudios)
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<p>A 40-year field study of Galápagos ground finches (<em>Geospiza</em> sp.) has provided unparalleled insights into <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1070315">how natural selection operates in the wild</a> and <a href="https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aao4593">how new species might form</a>. (Illustration: Mark Belan/ArtSciStudios)</p>

Mercury ID
676594
Mar 19, 2025

Through a new review paper published in Nature, Georgia Tech scientists are revealing how decades-long research programs have transformed our understanding of evolution, uncovering secrets that would remain hidden in shorter studies.

Machine Learning Encoder Improves Weather Forecasting and Tsunami Prediction

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Mercury ID
676555
Mar 14, 2025

Ph.D. student Phillip Si and Assistant Professor Peng Chen developed Latent-EnSF, a technique that improves how ML models assimilate data to make predictions.

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