Tag: University of Texas Institute for Geophysics
May 30, 2018
Life Recovered Rapidly at Impact Site of Dino-Killing Asteroid
About 66 million years ago, an asteroid smashed into Earth, triggering a mass extinction that ended the reign of the dinosaurs and snuffed out 75…
Read MoreApril 12, 2018
Newly Discovered Salty Subglacial Lakes Could Help Search for Life in Solar System
Researchers from the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics (UTIG) have helped discover the first subglacial lakes ever found in the Canadian High Arctic. The two…
Read MoreApril 5, 2018
Frohlich Named First Senior Research Scientist Emeritus
Cliff Frohlich has had a remarkable career at the University of Texas Institute for Geophysics, spending 40 years studying earthquakes of all kinds, whether they…
Read MoreJanuary 26, 2018
Research Finds Link Between Rainfall and Ocean Circulation in Past and Present
Research conducted at The University of Texas at Austin has found that changes in ocean currents in the Atlantic Ocean influence rainfall in the Western…
Read MoreSeptember 13, 2017
Scientists Just Linked Another Record-Breaking Weather Event to Climate Change
Last year, a remarkable April heat wave shattered all-time temperature records across Southeast Asia, prompting public health concerns, killing at least one elephant and making international headlines. Now,…
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 MoreApril 17, 2017
Glacier Shape Influences Susceptibility to Thinning
Researchers at The University of Texas at Austin have identified glaciers in West Greenland that are most susceptible to thinning in the coming decades by…
Read MoreApril 6, 2017
University of Texas Geosciences Ranks Among World’s Best
The University of Texas at Austin has one of the best geosciences research programs in the world according to two recent global rankings. The Nature…
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 MoreJanuary 17, 2017
Breakup of Supercontinent Pangea Cooled Mantle and Thinned Crust
The oceanic crust produced by the Earth today is significantly thinner than crust made 170 million years ago during the time of the supercontinent Pangea,…
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