Despite the mounting scientific evidence toward human-induced global warming, misrepresentation of climate change science continues to affect public perception.
According to Megan Raby, history professor...
Virtual reality can teach lessons and serve as an immersive video game platform, but it can also have another purpose: raising awareness about social justice issues, such as human trafficking.
The...
Conventional wisdom says you are what you eat, but for lemurs, it’s who they hang out with that influences the composition of their gut microbiomes, UT researchers have found.
The gut microbiome...
The UT-born MasSpec Pen, a cancer-detecting pen developed by assistant chemistry professor Livia Eberlin and her team, isn’t slowing down anytime soon.
The pen won this year’s SXSW Interactive...
UT chemical engineering professor Brian Korgel has always had a creative side. As the director of education and outreach at UT’s Center for Dynamics and Control of Materials, he has used his creativity...
Bugs can’t play basketball but nature sure makes them weird.
Escape the busted brackets and basketball mayhem, and vote for your favorite bizarre bug on Texas Science’s Instagram story now...
The popular belief that hot yoga offers more health benefits than yoga practiced at room temperature does may be a stretch, a new study led by researchers from Texas State University and UT-Austin suggests.
Bikram...
Although a child’s imaginary world may seem foolish to adults, it could help them develop reasoning, problem-solving and social skills.
The UT Imagination and Cognition Lab explores the role of...
Almost seven months after Hurricane Harvey devastated the Gulf Coast, the University of Texas Marine Science Institute is still trying to get back on its feet. On Monday, the UT System Board of Regents...
Learning can result in the increase of how much information our brains can hold, researchers have found.
Researchers at UT-Austin, the Salk Institute for Biological Studies and the University of Otago...
Americans are saving energy by opting to stay at home and participate in activities, such as watching Netflix and shopping online, instead of going out.
A study by Ashok Sekar, a postdoctoral fellow...
In addition to “UT’s favorite avian resident,” the University’s beloved Tower Girl can now add “TV star” to her resume.
Earlier this week, UT’s Biodiversity...
