In the popular Harry Potter series of novels, the boy wizard often uses an invisibility cloak he inherited from his farther. Atlanta high-school senior Julia Abelsky is working to make such vestments a reality. NASA hopes to return Americans to the moon and eventually build a permanent colony. Junior Sergio Parra from Auburn is working to make that cheaper by making concrete from materials on the moon’s surface. Both students are competing this week at the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair in Phoenix.
St. Patrick's Day revelers will have plenty to do on the Savannah waterfront this weekend. But they won't have a tall ship to visit. The U.S. Coast Guard is cancelling the appearance of the 259 ft. barque U.S.S. Eagle.
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The Georgia Board of Regents has approved a new American studies baccalaureate program at the College of Coastal Georgia in Brunswick.
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The governor suspended members of the majority black DeKalb County School Board over accusations of financial mismanagement and other allegations. A coalition of black leaders Monday asked that he consider finding black replacement board members.
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An Atlanta television station is reporting that several principals once accused of wrongdoing in Atlanta's school cheating scandal have been quietly rehired. The educators are among 38 principals who were implicated in the cheating scandal last...
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Church leaders say a school affiliated with the Georgia megachurch New Birth Missionary Baptist Church will close at the end of the school year.
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Nine student inventors will compete in Georgia Tech’s Inventure Prize finals Tuesday night for $20,000 and a free patent filing. A preview of the inventions and their creators.
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The disease that has killed millions of bats in the eastern U.S. has finally reached Georgia. There isn’t much experts can do to stop white-nose syndrome.
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Athletics willl receive closer scrutiny by the Board of Regents under a new policy adopted Tuesday by the University System of Georgia.
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A University of Georgia geographer and his students HAVE used Facebook to track the path of tornado debris. Experts say the study shows social media can play an important role in scientific research.
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A panel searching for candidates to replace members of the embattled DeKalb County school board is working to narrow a list of more than 400 applicants to a dozen finalists. The 12 finalists could emerge early this week. Their names would then be...
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