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July 5, 2017
Ancient Animal Thought to be First Air Breather on Land Loses Claim to Fame
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet’s…
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June 6, 2017
Scientists Unravel How El Niño and Global Warming Combine to Cause Record-Breaking Heat in Southeast Asia
Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
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May 7, 2017
The Jackson School and UT Austin Mourn Death of Former President Peter Flawn
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin mourns the loss of Peter T. Flawn, who was twice the president of the university and one…
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May 5, 2017
International Laser Ablation Community to Gather at Jackson School
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences will host the North American Workshop on Laser Ablation (NAWLA) May 25-27, 2017. NAWLA is…
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May 1, 2017
Rock Samples Indicate Water is Key Ingredient for Crust Formation
By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth’s surface, scientists led by The University of Texas at…
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April 17, 2017
Glacier Shape Influences Susceptibility to Thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by…
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April 6, 2017
University of Texas Geosciences Ranks Among World’s Best
The University of Texas at Austin has one of the best geosciences research programs in the world according to two recent global rankings. The Nature…
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March 15, 2017
Recovery After “Great Dying” was Slowed by More Extinctions
Researchers studying marine fossil beds in Italy have found that the world’s worst mass extinction was followed by two other extinction events, a conclusion that…
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March 8, 2017
Researchers Link Methane in Groundwater in Parker and Hood Counties to Natural Sources
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin have found that high levels of methane in well water from two counties near Fort Worth are…
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February 20, 2017
Experiments Call Origin of Earth’s Iron into Question
New research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals that the Earth’s unique iron composition isn’t linked to the formation of the planet’s core,…
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July 5, 2017
Ancient Animal Thought to be First Air Breather on Land Loses Claim to Fame
Some good scientific sleuthing by an undergraduate at The University of Texas at Austin has helped rewrite one of the earliest chapters in the planet’s…
Read MoreJune 6, 2017
Scientists Unravel How El Niño and Global Warming Combine to Cause Record-Breaking Heat in Southeast Asia
Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
Read MoreMay 7, 2017
The Jackson School and UT Austin Mourn Death of Former President Peter Flawn
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin mourns the loss of Peter T. Flawn, who was twice the president of the university and one…
Read MoreMay 5, 2017
International Laser Ablation Community to Gather at Jackson School
The University of Texas at Austin Jackson School of Geosciences will host the North American Workshop on Laser Ablation (NAWLA) May 25-27, 2017. NAWLA is…
Read MoreMay 1, 2017
Rock Samples Indicate Water is Key Ingredient for Crust Formation
By examining the cooling rate of rocks that formed more than 10 miles beneath the Earth’s surface, scientists led by The University of Texas at…
Read MoreApril 17, 2017
Glacier Shape Influences Susceptibility to Thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by…
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
University of Texas Geosciences Ranks Among World’s Best
The University of Texas at Austin has one of the best geosciences research programs in the world according to two recent global rankings. The Nature…
Read MoreMarch 15, 2017
Recovery After “Great Dying” was Slowed by More Extinctions
Researchers studying marine fossil beds in Italy have found that the world’s worst mass extinction was followed by two other extinction events, a conclusion that…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2017
Researchers Link Methane in Groundwater in Parker and Hood Counties to Natural Sources
Scientists from The University of Texas at Austin have found that high levels of methane in well water from two counties near Fort Worth are…
Read MoreFebruary 20, 2017
Experiments Call Origin of Earth’s Iron into Question
New research from The University of Texas at Austin reveals that the Earth’s unique iron composition isn’t linked to the formation of the planet’s core,…
Read More