Tag: Institute for Geophysics
September 11, 2017
Earthquake Triggers “Slow Motion” Quakes in New Zealand
Slow slip events, a type of slow motion earthquake that occurs over days to weeks, are thought to be capable of triggering larger, potentially damaging…
Read MoreJuly 5, 2017
Calm Lakes on Titan Could Mean Smooth Landing for Future Space Probes
The lakes of liquid methane on Saturn’s moon, Titan, are perfect for paddling but not for surfing. New research led by The University of Texas…
Read MoreJune 6, 2017
Scientists Unravel How El Niño and Global Warming Combine to Cause Record-Breaking Heat in Southeast Asia
Scientists at The University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have found that a devastating combination of global warming and El Niño is responsible for…
Read MoreMay 16, 2017
Bleeding the Pressure
This is the fifth post in a series on the Jackson School-led mission to drill for samples of methane hydrate from under the Gulf of…
Read MoreMay 12, 2017
Hitting Bottom and Beyond
This is the second post in a series on the Jackson School-led mission to drill for samples of methane hydrate from under the Gulf of…
Read MoreMay 11, 2017
To the Gulf … To the Future
This is the first post in a series on the Jackson School-led mission to drill for samples of methane hydrate from under the Gulf of…
Read MoreApril 19, 2017
Glacier Shape Predicts Risk of Thinning
April 17 (UPI) — By analyzing a glacier’s shape, researchers can measure its susceptibility to thinning. Researchers at the University of Texas are using the…
Read MoreMarch 28, 2017
After Dino-Killing Asteroid Impact, Life Re-Emerged Quickly
THE WOODLANDS, Texas – Life came back surprisingly quickly to the site of the impact that killed the dinosaurs, new research found. When a 6-mile (10…
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…
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