Burning fossil fuels does more than put carbon into the atmosphere: It also disperses excess nitrogen into forests. Plants need this nitrogen to grow, but too much of it can disrupt the balance between...
In 2010, Deepwater Horizon, the largest oil spill in history, coated Gulf Coast birds, mammals and sea turtles in oil and, researchers have found, caused health problems in fish.
Researchers at...
Analyzing marine sediment samples collected from the Gulf of Mexico, scientists are gathering information to make new connections about climate change.
Dr. Terrence Quinn, director of the University...
The population in Texas is expected to nearly double by 2070, according to Texas’ 2017 State Water Plan, and that means a not so excellent future for a state with already strained resources and vulnerability...
The era of memorizing passwords, carrying plastic driver’s licenses and shuffling passports may soon come to a close, thanks to a new collaboration at UT-Austin.
The UT Center for Identity, an...
UT researchers recently discovered that when it comes to pollination, size doesn’t matter.
A study published last week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences found that long-distance...
Although the word “fossil” brings bones to mind, it can also refer to other types of preserved remains. Now, UT researchers know why other body features, such as hair, are so rarely preserved...
According to folklore, vampires will sometimes turn into bats in order to drink blood. In reality, bats go batty over more than just blood, having a much more substantial and varied diet.
“There...
