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Their findings could have applications crop yields, disease and stress resistance in plants, and informing biofuel production.

A new pandemic model of COVID-19 shows the positive role social distancing can play in preventing the spread of the illness in areas across Texas.

Since 2012 a pandemic-planning tool developed by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin has helped public health officials plan for the consequences of...

The texaphyrin molecule is designed to be more easily absorbed by cancerous cells than healthy human cells, reducing the drug’s side effects.

Measures including isolation, quarantine, school closures, travel restrictions and cancellation of mass gatherings may be warranted.

The findings could help public health officials identify pockets of low vaccination rates where communities within the state are at higher risk for an outbreak.

Xiaoqin Elaine Li explores how to control light emission from ultrathin materials stacked at slight angles, a single photon at a time

So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.

A powerful new approach to securing web browsers, using a tool called WebAssembly, is getting its first real-world application in the Firefox browser.

Bill Cochran was a part of the research team that detected an exoplanet twice the size of Earth and possibly 12 times as massive, believed...