Media Releases
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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February 8, 2017
Jackson School Puts Student Research First at Sixth Annual Research Symposium
By Monica Kortsha Beneath the glowing chandeliers of The University of Texas at Austin’s Union ballroom, people and ideas mixed among research posters. The sound…
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February 7, 2017
Only the Hottest, Most Buoyant Mantle Plumes Draw from a Primordial Reservoir Deep in the Earth
The Earth’s mantle—the layer between the crust and the outer core—is home to a primordial soup even older than the moon. Among the main ingredients…
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January 25, 2017
Exceptionally Preserved Jurassic Sea Life Found in New Fossil Site
A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils discovered in Canada, rare for recording soft-bodied species that normally don’t fossilize, is expanding scientists’ view of…
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January 2, 2017
Texas’ Awe-Inspiring Geology Highlighted in Texas Through Time
The Bureau of Economic Geology of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin has just announced the publication of a…
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December 13, 2016
Breakup of Supercontinent Pangea Cooled Mantle and Thinned Crust
The oceanic crust produced by the Earth today is significantly thinner than crust made 170 million years ago during the time of the supercontinent…
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December 5, 2016
Snow Data from Satellites Improves Seasonal Temperature Predictions
Researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have found that incorporating snow data collected from space into computer climate models can significantly improve seasonal…
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November 22, 2016
Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior
Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what’s in Lake Superior, largest of the Great…
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November 17, 2016
Dino-Killing Asteroid Made Rocks Behave like Liquid and Could Have Provided Habitat for New Life
A study of the massive crater that formed when an asteroid crashed into Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out all nonavian dinosaurs and most…
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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…
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 MoreFebruary 8, 2017
Jackson School Puts Student Research First at Sixth Annual Research Symposium
By Monica Kortsha Beneath the glowing chandeliers of The University of Texas at Austin’s Union ballroom, people and ideas mixed among research posters. The sound…
Read MoreFebruary 7, 2017
Only the Hottest, Most Buoyant Mantle Plumes Draw from a Primordial Reservoir Deep in the Earth
The Earth’s mantle—the layer between the crust and the outer core—is home to a primordial soup even older than the moon. Among the main ingredients…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2017
Exceptionally Preserved Jurassic Sea Life Found in New Fossil Site
A trove of exceptionally preserved Jurassic marine fossils discovered in Canada, rare for recording soft-bodied species that normally don’t fossilize, is expanding scientists’ view of…
Read MoreJanuary 2, 2017
Texas’ Awe-Inspiring Geology Highlighted in Texas Through Time
The Bureau of Economic Geology of the Jackson School of Geosciences at The University of Texas at Austin has just announced the publication of a…
Read MoreDecember 13, 2016
Breakup of Supercontinent Pangea Cooled Mantle and Thinned Crust
The oceanic crust produced by the Earth today is significantly thinner than crust made 170 million years ago during the time of the supercontinent…
Read MoreDecember 5, 2016
Snow Data from Satellites Improves Seasonal Temperature Predictions
Researchers with The University of Texas at Austin have found that incorporating snow data collected from space into computer climate models can significantly improve seasonal…
Read MoreNovember 22, 2016
Mars Ice Deposit Holds as Much Water as Lake Superior
Frozen beneath a region of cracked and pitted plains on Mars lies about as much water as what’s in Lake Superior, largest of the Great…
Read MoreNovember 17, 2016
Dino-Killing Asteroid Made Rocks Behave like Liquid and Could Have Provided Habitat for New Life
A study of the massive crater that formed when an asteroid crashed into Earth 66 million years ago, wiping out all nonavian dinosaurs and most…
Read More