A new study examining nearly 40 years of satellite imagery has revealed that the floating ice shelves of a critical portion of West Antarctica are steadily losing their grip on adjacent bay walls, potentially amplifying an already accelerating loss of ice to the sea. The most extensive record yet of the evolution of the floating…
Institute for Geophysics News Archive
This spring, the Jackson School proudly inducts three legends into its Hall of Distinction. They were selected for their high-level accomplishments in academia, industry or government, as well as a strong affiliation with the Jackson School. Art Maxwell, a leader in deep sea drilling and marine geophysics, served from 1982 to 1994 as the first…
State Impact Texas (NPR/KUT), Feb. 8, 2012 Featuring: Cliff Frohlich
Houston Chronicle, Jan. 22, 2012 Featuring: Cliff Frohlich
Watch animation of how lakes form inside Europa’s icy shell. In a significant finding in the search for life beyond Earth, scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have discovered what appears to be a body of liquid water the volume of the North American Great Lakes locked inside the icy shell…
Visions of sugar plums they were not, but you could forgive Jamie Austin for feeling as if he were dreaming. On his screen he saw what looked like big glass bowls sparkling in the headlamps of the remotely operated vehicle (ROV). At another site, he saw rows of partially buried clay jars, some with eel heads…
Explorer Robert Ballard, who discovered the wreck of the R.M.S. Titanic in 1985, is partnering with scientists from The University of Texas at Austin and other institutions to webcast a live scientific expedition to the eastern Mediterranean Nov. 10-18. People around the world will be able to view live video feeds and submit questions 24…
