Life Sciences and Biology | Sustainability at Georgia Tech

‘SlothBot in the Garden’ Demonstrates Hyper-Efficient Conservation Robot

SlothBot operating in Atlanta Botanical Garden - 2

Jun 16, 2020

Visitors to the Atlanta Botanical Garden can observe the testing of SlothBot, a new high-tech tool in the battle to save some of the world’s most endangered species.

Flies and Mosquitoes Beware, Here Comes the Slingshot Spider

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637992

Aug 17, 2020

Researchers have done what may be the first kinematic study of the slingshot spider, which catapults its web to catch insects.

Fossil Pollen Record Suggests Vulnerability to Mass Extinction Ahead

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638303

Aug 24, 2020

Reduced resilience of plant biomes in North America could be setting the stage for the kind of mass extinctions not seen in 13,000 years.

Snake Micro Scales Reveal Secrets of Sidewinding and Slithering

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643748

Feb 01, 2021

The mesmerizing flow of a sidewinder moving across desert sands has captivated biologists for centuries, but questions remained about how the snakes produce their unique motion.

Indoor Air Quality Study Shows Aircraft in Flight May Have Lowest Particulate Levels

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Study Reveals Particle Count in Aircraft Cabins

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644899

Mar 02, 2021

A new study compares the level of particles in various indoor spaces, including aircraft cabins.

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)

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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

Mycorrhizal Types Control Biodiversity Effects on Productivity

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666119

Feb 23, 2023

An international, collaborative team of researchers shed light on how fungi and plant roots work together to gather nutrients — and how the diversity of plant species may impact the process.

Building Community in Unexpected Ways

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

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670923

Jun 05, 2023

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

Long-Term Lizard Study Challenges the Rules of Evolutionary Biology

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Mercury ID

671990

Oct 09, 2023

By lassoing lizards, putting tiny chips on their legs, and tracking them for three years, Georgia Tech’s James Stroud revealed why species often appear unchanged for millions of years despite Charles Darwin’s theory of constant evolution.

Janelle Dunlap Turns Beekeeping Into Art

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672208

Oct 30, 2023

The Urban Honey Bee Project’s new beekeeper in residence is creating art and educating the public with her practice.

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