Tag: Climate & the Environment
July 18, 2012
Fracturing of the Antarctic Ice Sheet
Academic Minute (WAMC in Albany, NY), July 18, 2012 Featuring: Joe MacGregor
Read MoreMay 27, 2012
Changes in Developmental Timing Were Crucial in Evolutionary Shift from Dinosaurs to Birds
Researchers from Harvard University, The University of Texas at Austin and elsewhere have found evidence that the evolution of birds is the result of a…
Read MoreMarch 8, 2012
Iridescent, Feathered Dinosaur Offers Fresh Evidence That Feathers Evolved to Attract Mates
A team of American and Chinese researchers has revealed the detailed feather pattern and color of Microraptor, a pigeon-sized, four-winged dinosaur that lived about 120…
Read MoreFebruary 9, 2012
University of Texas at Austin to Lead $3M Delta Research Collaboration
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded The University of Texas at Austin and six other universities $3 million to establish the Delta Dynamics Collaboratory…
Read MoreJanuary 25, 2012
Archaeopteryx had (some) black feathers
A team of scientists announced the first evidence of feather color in Archaeopteryx, a feathered dinosaur that has also long been considered one of the…
Read MoreJune 1, 2011
New Map Reveals Giant Fjords Beneath East Antarctic Ice Sheet
Scientists from the U.S., U.K. and Australia have used ice-penetrating radar to create the first high- resolution topographic map of one of the last uncharted…
Read MoreMay 23, 2011
U.S. Can Curb Carbon Emissions While Boosting Domestic Oil Production, Report Says
A report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and The University of Texas at Austin urges the U.S. to accelerate efforts to pursue carbon capture…
Read MoreMay 19, 2011
Mammals First Evolved Big Brains for Better Sense of Smell
Mammals first evolved their characteristic large brains to enable a stronger sense of smell, according to a new study published this week in the journal Science…
Read MoreApril 28, 2011
Traces in Time
When Peter Flaig returned home from Antarctica, he found it pretty amusing that the city of Austin was shut down by an inch of snow,…
Read MoreApril 22, 2011
Scientists Explore Connections Between Climate, Land Use and Dead Zones
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin and colleagues will use a three-year, $1.5 million grant from NASA to develop computer models to study…
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