Media Releases
March 25, 2020
Eclectic Rocks Influence Earthquake Types
New Zealand’s largest fault is a jumble of mixed-up rocks of all shapes, sizes, compositions and origins. According to research from a global team of…
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March 20, 2020
Hidden Source of Carbon Found at the Arctic Coast
A previously unknown significant source of carbon just discovered in the Arctic has scientists marveling at a once overlooked contributor to local coastal ecosystems –…
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March 12, 2020
Computer Model Solves Mystery of How Gas Bubbles Build Big Methane Hydrate Deposits
New research from The University of Texas at Austin has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists’…
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March 2, 2020
Sinking Sea Mountains Make and Muffle Earthquakes
Subduction zones — places where one tectonic plate dives beneath another — are where the world’s largest and most damaging earthquakes occur. A new study…
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February 20, 2020
Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
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February 19, 2020
CANCELLED: UT Austin and NSF at SXSW to Discuss State of Planet and Future of Geosciences
EVENT CANCELED: With the cancellation of this year’s SXSW, the Jackson School of Geosciences and the National Science Foundation have canceled their panels on…
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February 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
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February 3, 2020
UT Scientists’ Fossil-Finding Board Game is a Success in Classrooms
Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game of chance. From the manner of death, to the place where the corpse is buried, to the transformational…
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January 29, 2020
Masri Endowment to Support Graduate Education at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences
The Munib and Angela Masri Foundation has pledged $10.5 million to create an endowment for graduate education at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson…
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January 22, 2020
Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
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March 25, 2020
Eclectic Rocks Influence Earthquake Types
New Zealand’s largest fault is a jumble of mixed-up rocks of all shapes, sizes, compositions and origins. According to research from a global team of…
Read MoreMarch 20, 2020
Hidden Source of Carbon Found at the Arctic Coast
A previously unknown significant source of carbon just discovered in the Arctic has scientists marveling at a once overlooked contributor to local coastal ecosystems –…
Read MoreMarch 12, 2020
Computer Model Solves Mystery of How Gas Bubbles Build Big Methane Hydrate Deposits
New research from The University of Texas at Austin has explained an important mystery about natural gas hydrate formations and, in doing so, advanced scientists’…
Read MoreMarch 2, 2020
Sinking Sea Mountains Make and Muffle Earthquakes
Subduction zones — places where one tectonic plate dives beneath another — are where the world’s largest and most damaging earthquakes occur. A new study…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2020
Water Reuse Could Be Key for Future of Hydraulic Fracturing
Enough water will come from the ground as a byproduct of oil production from unconventional reservoirs during the coming decades to theoretically counter the need…
Read MoreFebruary 19, 2020
CANCELLED: UT Austin and NSF at SXSW to Discuss State of Planet and Future of Geosciences
EVENT CANCELED: With the cancellation of this year’s SXSW, the Jackson School of Geosciences and the National Science Foundation have canceled their panels on…
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
Read MoreFebruary 3, 2020
UT Scientists’ Fossil-Finding Board Game is a Success in Classrooms
Becoming a fossil is the ultimate game of chance. From the manner of death, to the place where the corpse is buried, to the transformational…
Read MoreJanuary 29, 2020
Masri Endowment to Support Graduate Education at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences
The Munib and Angela Masri Foundation has pledged $10.5 million to create an endowment for graduate education at The University of Texas at Austin Jackson…
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2020
Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
Read More