Media Releases
November 10, 2016
A Funnel on Mars Could be a Place to Look for Alien Life
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University…
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October 12, 2016
Oldest Known Squawk Box Suggests Dinosaurs Likely Did Not Sing
The oldest known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks and geese that lived more…
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October 11, 2016
Scientists Studying Cores from Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact
This release was produced by MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences in Bremen, Germany. Access the original German release: http://ow.ly/mHFY30554dX In April and May, 2016,…
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September 22, 2016
New Species of Ancient Texas Reptile Offers Clues to Evolution of Dinosaurs
A newly described species of extinct reptile that roamed Texas more than 200 million years ago had a strikingly dome-shaped head with a very thick…
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August 29, 2016
UT Study Cracks Coldest Case: How the Most Famous Human Ancestor Died
Lucy, the most famous fossil of a human ancestor, probably died after falling from a tree, according to a study appearing in Nature led by…
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August 18, 2016
AGU Names Mohrig Fellow
David Mohrig, a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, is a 2016 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Fellows are elected based on…
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July 28, 2016
Monsoon Intensity Enhanced By Heat Captured By Desert Dust
Variations in the ability of sand particles kicked into the atmosphere from deserts in the Middle East to absorb heat can change the intensity of…
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July 11, 2016
Bird Research Suggests Calling Dinosaurs May Have Been Tight-Lipped
Dinosaurs are often depicted in movies as roaring ferociously, but it is likely that some dinosaurs mumbled or cooed with closed mouths, according to a…
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July 5, 2016
Fossil Shows Ostrich Relatives Lived in North America 50 Million Years Ago
Exceedingly well-preserved bird fossil specimens dating back 50 million years represent a species of a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich, according to new…
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July 5, 2016
California Droughts Caused Mainly by Changes in Wind, Not Moisture
Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found. The findings were…
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November 10, 2016
A Funnel on Mars Could be a Place to Look for Alien Life
A strangely shaped depression on Mars could be a new place to look for signs of life on the Red Planet, according to a University…
Read MoreOctober 12, 2016
Oldest Known Squawk Box Suggests Dinosaurs Likely Did Not Sing
The oldest known vocal organ of a bird has been found in an Antarctic fossil of a relative of ducks and geese that lived more…
Read MoreOctober 11, 2016
Scientists Studying Cores from Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact
This release was produced by MARUM – Center for Marine Environmental Sciences in Bremen, Germany. Access the original German release: http://ow.ly/mHFY30554dX In April and May, 2016,…
Read MoreSeptember 22, 2016
New Species of Ancient Texas Reptile Offers Clues to Evolution of Dinosaurs
A newly described species of extinct reptile that roamed Texas more than 200 million years ago had a strikingly dome-shaped head with a very thick…
Read MoreAugust 29, 2016
UT Study Cracks Coldest Case: How the Most Famous Human Ancestor Died
Lucy, the most famous fossil of a human ancestor, probably died after falling from a tree, according to a study appearing in Nature led by…
Read MoreAugust 18, 2016
AGU Names Mohrig Fellow
David Mohrig, a professor in the Department of Geological Sciences, is a 2016 Fellow of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Fellows are elected based on…
Read MoreJuly 28, 2016
Monsoon Intensity Enhanced By Heat Captured By Desert Dust
Variations in the ability of sand particles kicked into the atmosphere from deserts in the Middle East to absorb heat can change the intensity of…
Read MoreJuly 11, 2016
Bird Research Suggests Calling Dinosaurs May Have Been Tight-Lipped
Dinosaurs are often depicted in movies as roaring ferociously, but it is likely that some dinosaurs mumbled or cooed with closed mouths, according to a…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2016
Fossil Shows Ostrich Relatives Lived in North America 50 Million Years Ago
Exceedingly well-preserved bird fossil specimens dating back 50 million years represent a species of a previously unknown relative of the modern-day ostrich, according to new…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2016
California Droughts Caused Mainly by Changes in Wind, Not Moisture
Droughts in California are mainly controlled by wind, not by the amount of evaporated moisture in the air, new research has found. The findings were…
Read More