News: Research
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
A New Way of Looking at the Differences Between the Sexes
Researchers set out to explain the variation in how the same genes are expressed in men and women.
![Illustration of a DNA helix in different colors](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/dna-thumbnail.jpg)
CREATE Program Brings Research Opportunities to Community College Students
Chemists Sean Roberts and Shawn Amorde collaborate to help prepare students for later scientific careers.
![Shawn Amorde sets up a separations column which is used to purify chemicals after a reaction. Photo credit: Jackie Stamatedes](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2-amorde.jpg)
As Temperatures Climb, Preschoolers Become Less Physically Active
“Go outside and play”—the time-tested strategy for generations of parents and caregivers ready to see their little ones tuckered out by exercise—may be fading in...
![A preschool aged boy plays in a water sprinkler with bright sunlight shining](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/preschooler-thumbnail.jpg)
New Simulation Reveals Secrets of Exotic Form of Electrons called Polarons
Feliciano Giustino leads effort to turn computational predictions into new materials.
![Illustration of atoms in a two dimensional material](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/hole-polaron2400x1600.jpg)
The Brain’s Internal Compass is More Complex Than Once Thought
New details about how the brain senses orientation might lead to earlier Alzheimer’s detection.
![A person with an umbrella walks across a grid of intersecting white lines](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/navigation-orientation_2400x1600.jpg)
The Achilles Heel That Could Lead to Universal Coronavirus Treatments
Alone, this target might not be strong enough to directly block infection, but might be used to jump-start or boost an immune response.
![A man in white lab coat holds a three dimensional model of a viral protein and an antibody attached](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/mclellan_2400x1350.jpg)
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Invasive Grass in Texas Uses Chemical Warfare to Crowd Out Native Species
An invasive grass causing havoc in Texas and contributing to wildfires packs a one-two wallop against native plants. Guinea grass uses a combination of crowding...
![Researchers in the field examine Guinea grass](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/grass1-thumbnail-2400x1600.jpg)
First Images from JWST’s Largest General Observer Program
Mosaic images from the COSMOS-Web program offer a treasure trove of early galaxies.
![A field of stars](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/cosmos-web-nircam-starfield2400x1600.jpg)
Care Experiences Are Worse in For-Profit Hospices Than in Not-for-Profit Hospices, Study Finds
Patients receiving care from for-profit hospices have substantially worse care experiences than patients who receive care from not-for-profit hospices, according to a new study from...
![Two people hold hands, one wears blue doctor's scrubs.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/hospice-thumbnail_0.jpg)
Hobby-Eberly Telescope Reveals Galaxy Gold Mine in First Large Survey
Astronomers have barely scratched the surface of mapping the nearly endless stars and galaxies of the heavens.
![The Hobby-Eberly Telescope is lit from within at dusk as clouds loom in the background](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/nighthet.jpg)