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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Young Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Adults Have Worse Mental Health than Older Ones
Younger LGBQ adults are physically healthier, but have worse psychological health than older LGBQ people, study finds.
![Shadow of a young person wearing a backpack on a white wall](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/hdfs_release_70_20220812-191154_1_1.jpeg)
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Wide View of Early Universe Hints at Galaxy Among the Earliest Ever Detected
Two new images from NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope show what may be among the earliest galaxies ever observed.
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Scientists Encode “Wizard of Oz” in a Vanishingly Small Plastic
Can complex data be hidden inside chemical structures?
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Scientists Hijack Bacteria To Ease Drug Manufacturing
A new biosensor technique brings us one step closer to growing our drugs.
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Virus Discovery Offers Clues About Origins of Complex Life
The first discovery of viruses infecting a group of microbes that may include the ancestors of all complex life has been found.
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Holy Bat Memory! Frog-Eating Bats Remember Ringtones Years Later
Frog-eating bats trained to associate a phone ringtone with a tasty treat remembered what they learned for up to four years in the wild.
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Attackers Can Syphon Crypto Keys with Newly Discovered Attack
Hertzbleed takes advantage of a thermostat-like mechanism that processors use to run programs as quickly as possible without overheating
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Devleena Samanta Invents Ways to Detect Molecules in Living Cells
Learn more about Devleena Samanta's decision to join UT Austin's Department of Chemistry in fall 2021 and what her research focuses on.
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