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From the video, "The Coronavirus Explained & What You Should Do," by Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell.

COVID-19 has sent many to seek out the latest information and ask questions about the spread of the virus in Georgia and whether initial sources of the coronavirus in the state can be tracked. Georgia Tech College of Sciences faculty and researchers continue to share insights and expertise in news reports focused on the topic.

Georgia Tech faculty and students successfully hosted the 7th Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium online, the weekend of March 14-15, 2020 (Photo: Jess Hunt-Ralston).

Over two days of keynotes, expert talks, a poster session and awards ceremony, students and researchers from around the globe convened at Georgia Tech’s 7th Annual Southeastern Biogeochemistry Symposium to network and share the latest field developments and insights — all from the comfort of their own couches. Here's how.

Nature Astronomy, March 2020

Study on intermediate-mass black holes, multiband gravitational waves takes the spotlight in this month's Nature Astronomy.

M.G. Finn, Professor and Chair, James A. Carlos Family Chair for Pediatric Technology, School of Chemistry and Biochemistry (Photo/Video: 11Alive)

COVID-19 has sent many to seek out the latest information and ask questions about immunology, disease tracking, and how vaccines are developed. Georgia Tech College of Sciences faculty from three schools recently shared insights and expertise in news reports focused on the topic.

Ice at Mercury's poles

It is already hard to believe that there is ice on Mercury, where daytime temperatures reach 400 degrees Celsius, or 750 degrees Fahrenheit. Now a new study says that the Vulcan heat on the planet closest to the sun likely helps make some of that ice.

An artist’s depiction of Trappist exoplanets in comparison to Earth. The Trappist planets are those in their star’s habitable zone. (Photo: NASA)

It's only been around for four years, but the Georgia Tech Astrobiology community is scoring wins in exoplanet research, outside funding, and attracting top astrobiologists for conferences and lectures on campus.