The Texas Department of Transportation’s ongoing expansion of the Interstate 35 highway is displacing several bat colonies nested in the crevices of the highway’s bridges.  TxDOT is set to demolish...

Longhorns are no strangers to the Texas heat. The brutal sun and oppressive humidity, paired with long walks between stuffy classrooms, only make it harder to stay cool.  Neuroscience freshman...

A United Kingdom-based electric vehicle event held its first stateside event in the Etter-Harbin Alumni Center on the University’s campus on Tuesday. EV SUMMIT, an annual event advocating for...

The City’s Environmental Commission passed a motion on Sept. 18 recommending the city council to partner with the Great Springs Project, a non-profit organization working to create a greenway of protected...

A group of Jackson School of Geosciences researchers received a $5 million grant from the Department of Energy to advance carbon capture and storage infrastructure along the Gulf Coast.  The group’s...

UT researchers discovered over 60% of cities globally receive more rainfall than their rural surroundings, according to a Sept. 9 study.  The study, published by Proceedings of the National Academy...

The water was freezing when Plan II senior Raquel Rubiano dove into Barton Springs on a hot day this summer. She beelined for her favorite cave just beside the diving board. Here, she said she transformed...

Austin City Council finalized a resolution on Thursday to form a climate task force that will design the city’s climate comprehensive bond package, set to be implemented by November 2026.  The task...

The city of Austin implemented a new detour route along the Ann and Roy Butler Hike and Bike Trail at Waller Creek on Aug. 26 as construction on the trail’s original path will last for the next two months,...

UT’s Texas-Soton team is among 29 groups that qualified for the XPRIZE Wildfire Autonomous Wildfire Response competition, according to a July 15 press release. The four-year competition, with a prize...

The City of Austin is projected to see hotter and more extreme temperatures, longer heat waves and fewer periods of colder weather due to climate change over the next century, according to the first report...

Heat-related illnesses have spiked 90% since last year, and temperatures will continue to rise in Central Texas throughout the summer. Austin-Travis County EMS reported 270 heat-related illness...