Devon Zwald

A Mercer professor and students are studying how to take food waste, like coffee grounds, and turn it into a liquid bio-crude.

Sarah Bauer, assistant professor at Mercer, says that liquid bio-crude could then be refined into a gasoline that, for example, a car could run on.

This spring, as manatees migrate to Georgia and sea turtles spend more time at the water’s surface, the Georgia Department of Natural Resources is asking boaters to be cautious.

The map can give researchers clues to understanding tick-borne diseases, while also showing the public where they’re likely to encounter a lone star tick in the state.

For the first nearly 50 years in Augusta National Golf Club’s history and the Masters tournament, all the caddies were African American. The Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History’s "Men on the Bag" exhibit tells the stories of caddies like Willie “Pappy” Stokes or Henry Brown who helped the world’s top golfers secure a green jacket.

An international soccer tournament and a new training facility are planting the city more firmly on the map for fans of the sport.

U.S. Soccer breaks records — and ground — as Atlanta becomes top hub for sport