News: Research

Finding could shed light on spinal condition.

Findings help explain why some people go from moderate alcohol users to dependent on alcohol.

A University of Texas at Austin model that projects COVID-19 deaths for all 50 U.S. states and dozens of metro areas using geolocation data.

The hunt for an effective treatment for COVID-19 has led researchers to find an improbable ally for their work: a llama named Winter.

​Climate change is causing coral reefs around the world to decline.

A group of trees that grow fast, live long lives and reproduce slowly account for the bulk of the biomass.

Having an option to receive social support rather than use drugs is better at reducing relapse than cutting out drugs completely, a new study suggests.

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...