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Pacific Garbage Patch gathering place for debris, life thanks to currents

Converging ocean currents bring floating life and garbage together Community science survey reveals abundance of sea creatures in the North Pacific “Garbage Patch” The North…

May 4, 2023

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First-of-its-kind digital platform reveals migration data for birds across the Western Hemisphere

Interactive digital platform visualizes the incredible journeys of migratory birds, how they connect us across the hemisphere, and the widespread challenges they face throughout…

September 22, 2022

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Emerging Virus Research Initiative Receives $12.5 Million Grant

Georgetown University is positioning itself to become a leader in the tracking and prevention of emerging viral diseases after securing a $12.5 million grant from the National…

September 15, 2022

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Chrysalis Conundrum: Why One Butterfly Species’ Pupae Fare Better in Winter Than Summer

The silverspotted skipper can be found throughout most of the continental U.S. as well as parts of Mexico and Canada. Weiss explains a little bit about how the skipper lives: As…

September 14, 2022

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Trickle-down climate risk regulation

In the US, the primary regulators of national and community banks are narrowly zeroing in on risks posed to the largest banks—those with over $100 billion in total consolidated…

September 1, 2022

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Is it time to end cats’ right to roam?

Pet cats kill songbirds by the million, as well as rodents and other wildlife. But how much of a threat do they really pose, and should they be kept indoors? Expert opinion is…

August 14, 2022

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NSF Awards Georgetown University $12.5M to Establish Institute for Emerging Virus Research

The National Science Foundation has awarded Georgetown University $12.5 million to lead a global team of scientists in establishing a collaborative institute designed to advance…

August 10, 2022

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China to push on with emissions reduction even as Taiwan spat widens rift with US, renews concerns about global warming

The suspension of US-China climate talks reflects the uneasy cooperation between the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters. That disengagement comes three months before…

August 7, 2022

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Structure of propagating high-stress fronts in a shear-thickening suspension

These results elucidate the complex structures associated with shear thickening and show that nonaffine flow, concentration fluctuations, and fluid migration are integral to the…

August 1, 2022

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What’s Goo Got to Do with It?

Georgetown Physicists Study Fundamental Structure of Flowing Cornstarch-Water…

August 1, 2022