Media Releases
January 15, 2021
Texas Fossil Helps Clarify Alligator Family Tree
Families are complicated. For members of the Alligatoridae family, which includes living caimans and alligators – this is especially true. They are closely related, but…
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January 15, 2021
Researchers Trace Geologic Origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘Super Basin’ Success
The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin’s longevity, whose giant…
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December 17, 2020
Greenland ‘Knickpoints’ Could Stall Spread of Glacial Thinning
The jagged terrain of Greenland’s mountains is protecting some of the island’s outlet glaciers from warm coastal waters, according to a team of researchers that…
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December 15, 2020
Jackson School Writer Honored
Jackson School of Geosciences Science Writer Monica Kortsha has won the annual writing award from The University of Texas at Austin’s University Excellence in Communications…
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December 14, 2020
Fractured Bedrock in Forests is Overlooked Source of Natural CO2
The bedrock beneath our feet has a reputation as an inhospitable place. In contrast, soil is known to be teeming with life – from microbes…
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December 10, 2020
Undergraduate Images Gold to Win “Gold”
It is not often that an undergraduate takes top prize at an academic conference’s Student Showcase. But that is exactly what Marília Ferraz da Costa,…
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December 7, 2020
‘Big Data’ Enables First Census of Desert Shrub
The creosote is the king of the desert. This scraggly shrub dominates the landscape of the American southwest, creating mini-oases from the harsh heat for…
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December 2, 2020
Chaotic Early Solar System Collisions Resembled ‘Asteroids’ Arcade Game
One Friday evening in 1992, a meteorite ended a more than 150 million-mile journey by smashing into the trunk of a red Chevrolet Malibu in…
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November 17, 2020
Digital Animation for UT’s Jackson School of Geosciences to be Celebrated Nov. 18 with Online Artist Q&A
AUSTIN, Texas – Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin, announces its newest commission: a digital animation by artist Monika…
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November 10, 2020
Researchers Model Source of Eruption on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
A new model shows how brine on Jupiter’s moon Europa can migrate within the icy shell to form pockets of salty water that erupt to…
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January 15, 2021
Texas Fossil Helps Clarify Alligator Family Tree
Families are complicated. For members of the Alligatoridae family, which includes living caimans and alligators – this is especially true. They are closely related, but…
Read MoreJanuary 15, 2021
Researchers Trace Geologic Origins of Gulf of Mexico ‘Super Basin’ Success
The Gulf of Mexico holds huge untapped offshore oil deposits that could help power the U.S. for decades. The energy super basin’s longevity, whose giant…
Read MoreDecember 17, 2020
Greenland ‘Knickpoints’ Could Stall Spread of Glacial Thinning
The jagged terrain of Greenland’s mountains is protecting some of the island’s outlet glaciers from warm coastal waters, according to a team of researchers that…
Read MoreDecember 15, 2020
Jackson School Writer Honored
Jackson School of Geosciences Science Writer Monica Kortsha has won the annual writing award from The University of Texas at Austin’s University Excellence in Communications…
Read MoreDecember 14, 2020
Fractured Bedrock in Forests is Overlooked Source of Natural CO2
The bedrock beneath our feet has a reputation as an inhospitable place. In contrast, soil is known to be teeming with life – from microbes…
Read MoreDecember 10, 2020
Undergraduate Images Gold to Win “Gold”
It is not often that an undergraduate takes top prize at an academic conference’s Student Showcase. But that is exactly what Marília Ferraz da Costa,…
Read MoreDecember 7, 2020
‘Big Data’ Enables First Census of Desert Shrub
The creosote is the king of the desert. This scraggly shrub dominates the landscape of the American southwest, creating mini-oases from the harsh heat for…
Read MoreDecember 2, 2020
Chaotic Early Solar System Collisions Resembled ‘Asteroids’ Arcade Game
One Friday evening in 1992, a meteorite ended a more than 150 million-mile journey by smashing into the trunk of a red Chevrolet Malibu in…
Read MoreNovember 17, 2020
Digital Animation for UT’s Jackson School of Geosciences to be Celebrated Nov. 18 with Online Artist Q&A
AUSTIN, Texas – Landmarks, the public art program of The University of Texas at Austin, announces its newest commission: a digital animation by artist Monika…
Read MoreNovember 10, 2020
Researchers Model Source of Eruption on Jupiter’s Moon Europa
A new model shows how brine on Jupiter’s moon Europa can migrate within the icy shell to form pockets of salty water that erupt to…
Read More