Media Releases
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 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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October 23, 2020
Coastal Permafrost More Susceptible to Climate Change Than Previously Thought
If you flew from the sea towards the land in the north slope of Alaska, you would cross from the water, over a narrow beach,…
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October 7, 2020
Ronald Steel Named Professor Emeritus
After spending 41 years researching on sedimentology and stratigraphy around the globe, Jackson School Professor Ronald Steel found the perfect field site: a spot five hours west of Neuquen, Argentina on the eastern flank of the Andes.
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October 7, 2020
Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change’s Impact on California Water Supply
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study…
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October 1, 2020
Ice Age Manatees May Have Called Texas Home
Manatees don’t live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a “summer vacation” from Florida…
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August 21, 2020
The Age of the Earth’s Inner Core Revised
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s…
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August 19, 2020
Fung Named NASA Future Investigator
Jackson School of Geosciences Ph.D. student Samuel Fung has been named a Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). NASA has…
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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…
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 MoreOctober 23, 2020
Coastal Permafrost More Susceptible to Climate Change Than Previously Thought
If you flew from the sea towards the land in the north slope of Alaska, you would cross from the water, over a narrow beach,…
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020
Ronald Steel Named Professor Emeritus
After spending 41 years researching on sedimentology and stratigraphy around the globe, Jackson School Professor Ronald Steel found the perfect field site: a spot five hours west of Neuquen, Argentina on the eastern flank of the Andes.
Read MoreOctober 7, 2020
Key Indicators Discovered of Climate Change’s Impact on California Water Supply
Determining how climate change is affecting water supplies is difficult in a state like California that swings between floods and droughts, but a new study…
Read MoreOctober 1, 2020
Ice Age Manatees May Have Called Texas Home
Manatees don’t live year-round in Texas, but these gentle, slow-moving sea cows are known to occasionally visit, swimming in for a “summer vacation” from Florida…
Read MoreAugust 21, 2020
The Age of the Earth’s Inner Core Revised
By creating conditions akin to the center of the Earth inside a laboratory chamber, researchers have improved the estimate of the age of our planet’s…
Read MoreAugust 19, 2020
Fung Named NASA Future Investigator
Jackson School of Geosciences Ph.D. student Samuel Fung has been named a Future Investigator in NASA Earth and Space Science and Technology (FINESST). NASA has…
Read More