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Peatlands’ ‘Huge Reservoir’ of Carbon at Risk of Release

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Yurt-like test chambers in a natural boreal spruce bog in northern Minnesota (provided).
Mercury ID
678444
Oct 23, 2025

Researchers analyzed data from 10, yurt-like test chambers in a natural boreal spruce bog in northern Minnesota.

Did Earth’s Early Rise in Oxygen Support The Evolution of Multicellular Life — or Suppress It?

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Artist rendering of early Earth (Photo credit: NASA)
Mercury ID
647326
May 14, 2021

A new study is taking the air out of a hypothesis linking early Earth’s oxygenation to larger, more complex organisms. Georgia Tech researchers report a more complex effect

From Seafloor to Space: New Bacterial Proteins Shine Light on Climate and Astrobiology

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<p><span><span>Methane clathrate (white, ice-like material) under a rock from the seafloor of the northern Gulf of Mexico. Deposits such as these demonstrate that methane and other gases cross the seafloor and enter the ocean. Photo credit: NOAA</span></span></p>

Mercury ID
671833
Sep 26, 2023

Georgia Tech researchers have uncovered eco-friendly bacterial proteins that stabilize methane clathrates, offering a green solution to climate challenges and potential implications for astrobiology.

The Geometry of Life: Physicists Determine What Controls Biofilm Growth

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Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA
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<p>Microscopic image of biofilm on rock, Image Credit: NASA</p>

Mercury ID
674326
Jul 09, 2024

Up to 80% of infections in human bodies can be attributed to the bacteria growing in biofilms, and understanding how biofilms grow could lead to critical insights on controlling them.

Georgia Tech Researcher Leads $6 Million NASA Astrobiology Study

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<p>Frank Rosenzweig, professor in the School of Biological Sciences</p>

Mercury ID
675131
Aug 14, 2023

NASA awarded $6 million to a research team led by Georgia Tech’s Frank Rosenzweig to study how compartmentalization drives evolution.

When Two Lizards Meet for the First Time, Scientists Witness Evolution in Action

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Two Cuban brown anoles, Anolis sagrei (Credit: Day's Edge Productions)
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<p>Two Cuban brown anoles, <em>Anolis sagrei </em>(Credit: Day's Edge Productions)</p>

Mercury ID
675843
Dec 13, 2024

The Georgia Tech-led study captures two lizard species adapting in response to competition. The study provides some of the clearest evidence to date of evolution in action.

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.

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)
Mercury ID
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.

Meet the Microbes: What a Warming Wetland Reveals About Earth’s Carbon Future

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An aerial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.
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An arial photo of the SPRUCE experiment.

Mercury ID
678030
Sep 16, 2025

A new study is unearthing how and why peatlands are producing carbon dioxide and methane. 

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