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The Cancer-Obesity Connection
Nutritional scientist discusses his research on obesity and cancer and their relationship to children’s health.What’s Next for the Arctic Ocean?
Marine scientist Ken Dunton talks with Alaska Public Radio about the future of the Arctic Ocean. Listen online.Building the Most Powerful Laser in the World
Todd Ditmire plans to build an exawatt laser with a power equivalent to 1,000 petawatts. Read the full story.UT museum gives kids a free look at nature past and present
The Texas Memorial Museum is for dinosaur-crazed kids and showcases all kinds of natural marvels from shells to meteorites to a mammoth's long incisor. Read the full story.
Scientists Identify Ecuador’s Yasuní National Park As One of Most Biodiverse Places on Earth
A team of scientists has documented that Yasuní National Park, in the core of the Ecuadorian Amazon, shatters world records for a wide array of plant and animal groups.
Aerial Acrobats
This slide show features some of the 223 species of dragonflies you might encounter in the Lone Star State. You can discover more species in John Abbott’s book, “Dragonflies and Damselflies of Texas and the South-Central United States.” Abbott is curator of entomology at the Texas Natural Science Center. All photographs © John C. Abbott Nature Pho...Pathogens, Parasitic Flies the Subjects of New Research for Fire Ant Control
Funding from Kleberg and Bass Foundations will help biologists look for more methods of fire ant control.
Computer Scientists Honored As Outstanding Young Investigators
In recognition of their contributions to the field of computer science, Doug Burger and Stephen Keckler will receive a 2010 Edith and Peter O’Donnell Award from The Academy of Medicine, Engineering and Science of Texas.UTeach Expansion Recognized by President Obama
Click on the map above to view all UTeach replication sites. AUSTIN, Texas — At a special event at the White House today (Jan. 6), President Barack Obama recognized the national replication of The University of Texas at Austin's UTeach program and the supporters of that replication. "Our future depends on reaffirming America's role as the world's e...
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