Tag: Climate
May 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…
Read MoreMarch 26, 2011
Down to the Core: Craig Fulthorpe Co-Leads Expedition to Canterbury Basin
Craig Fulthorpe was a grad student when his advisor walked into his office and asked if he would like to be part of the first…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Highlights of Paleontology at UT Austin
2008: Early hominid Lucy CT-scanned 2001: Fossil fetus of an Elephant bird CT-scanned and reconstructed without breaking egg shell 1999: Non-vertebrate Paleontology Lab established 1997:…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Why Do We Need Paleontology?
Paleontology has been a central part of geology since British scientist William Smith first showed that geological strata could be identified based on the fossils…
Read MoreMarch 24, 2011
Enduring Excellence: Breadth and Depth Mark UT Austin’s Paleontology Program as One of the Best
At a time when university paleontology programs are being downsized or eliminated, The University of Texas at Austin’s is thriving. The program recently added Julia…
Read MoreFebruary 2, 2011
Fossil Time Capsules: Unwrapping Depression Era Fossil Stashes Yields New Discoveries
Let’s say you’re a budding young paleontologist looking to make your mark. The first thing you have to do is pack up your shovel and…
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