Tag: Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
July 8, 2020
Texas Needs to Start Preparing for Possibility of 10-Year Megadroughts
Texans need to prepare for a near future that is hotter, drier and fraught with more water extremes, according to scientists. But preparation isn’t a…
Read MoreJuly 7, 2020
Famous ‘Jurassic Park’ Dinosaur is Less Lizard, More Bird
From movies to museum exhibits, the dinosaur Dilophosaurus is no stranger to pop culture. Many probably remember it best from the movie “Jurassic Park,” where…
Read MoreJune 17, 2020
Egg from Antarctica is Big and Might Belong to an Extinct Sea Lizard
In 2011, Chilean scientists discovered a mysterious fossil in Antarctica that looked like a deflated football. For nearly a decade, the specimen sat unlabeled and…
Read MoreJune 8, 2020
Jackson School Team Builds Better Rock Models
Once you crush, cut or fracture a rock, there are no do-overs. It’s a fact that means geoscientists have to be particularly careful about which…
Read MoreMay 27, 2020
World’s Oldest Bug is Fossil Millipede from Scotland
A 425-million-year-old millipede fossil from the Scottish island of Kerrera is the world’s oldest “bug” — older than any known fossil of an insect, arachnid…
Read MoreMay 12, 2020
Exploring the Virtual Field
Online outcrops help Jackson School students build foundational field skills, even when learning remotely.
Read MoreFebruary 10, 2020
Gulf Coast Mollusks Rode Out Past Periods of Climate Change
About 55 million years ago, a rapidly warming climate decimated marine communities around the world. But according to new research, it was a different story…
Read MoreJanuary 22, 2020
Deep Diving Scientists Discover Bubbling CO2 Hotspot
Diving 200 feet under the ocean surface to conduct scientific research can lead to some interesting places. For University of Texas at Austin Professor Bayani…
Read MoreDecember 16, 2019
3D Print a Piece of Mars for the Holidays
There’s a galaxy of gifts out there for space nerds. Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin may have just the thing to set…
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