Most people are familiar with the grimace-inducing moment they listen to a recording of their own voice, making it hard to hear the ugly truth — those YouTube videos and Snapchats are exactly what...
Constant notifications from texts, emails and Facebook might be responsible for students’ poor grades. Those struggling to pass may benefit the most from turning off their phones.
UT assistant...
Ten years ago, hummingbirds inspired engineering professor Maruthi Akella and his coworkers to create drones that can move quickly and sense their surroundings. Now NASA, the City of Austin and the U.S....
At a particular hour of the night, the body will call for sleep, but sometimes deadlines and due dates take priority.
College students often put homework, projects and studying before a good night’s...
Forget breakfast, lunch and dinner. During the stressful end-of-semester scramble, students often turn to a mixture of between-class snacks and midnight meals. But new research shows that this erratic...
UT students can now recharge their phones and themselves under a solar-powered umbrella on campus.
UT is one of 70 colleges investing in a green outdoor power solution that allows students to charge...
Last week, NASA announced they will accept applications for the next class of astronaut candidates from Dec. 14 through mid-February. NASA said they require more astronauts to staff missions to space stations...
When Cady Heron failed calculus in order to impress her crush, Aaron Samuels, in the film “Mean Girls,” she showed how detrimental internalized gender roles can be.
Men often dislike when...
Escaping from the early morning rising times required in high school may seem liberating, but students might want to think twice before scheduling classes with late start times.
Later class times may...
Even tech employees sometimes feel guilty about how phone screens have replaced conversation. Last Friday, Google launched a new app at UT called Who’s Down, which is meant to get people off their...
In celebration of Halloween, Science Scene writers Ellen Airhart, Maluly Martinez Benavides and Eva Frederick explain the science side of three creepy phenomena that might otherwise have you looking over...
Editor's note: This is one part of a three-part Science Scene in celebration of Halloween. To see the other two parts, click here.
While walking home at night, many people have felt the tingly,...
