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Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Caregiving Can Be Stressful, But It Could Also Lower Risk of Depression
Becoming a caregiver to an older relative can decrease risk of depression.
![An elderly woman, right, is embraced by a younger woman, left.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/caregiving-thumbnail.jpg)
New Decadal Report Maps Out U.S. Priorities in Particle Physics Research
The Particle Physics Project Prioritization Panel (P5) whose participants include a UT physicist delivered recommendations to decision makers.
![A warehouse-sized set of scientific equipment](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/atlas_2400x1600.jpg)
Ghostlike Dusty Galaxy Reappears in James Webb Space Telescope Image
Astronomers with the COSMOS-Web collaboration have identified the object AzTECC71 as a dusty star-forming galaxy.
![A diffuse red patch emerges from the center of an inky black background](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/aztecc71_f277w_f444w_almab6_rgb_1200x800.png)
McDonald Observatory
Discovery of Planet Too Big for Its Sun Throws Off Models of Solar System Formation
Brendan Bowler, Bill Cochran and others discovered a planet that's much more massive compared to its host star than Earth is to our sun.
![A red star rises over a purple planet and casts a reflection on its surface](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/bowler-cochran-exoplanet_3x2.jpg)
Bill Press of UT Austin Publishes a Memoir on his Storied Career
Across domains, Press has contributed to many fields and institutions, which he writes about in a newly published memoir.
![Bill Press](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/press_3x2.jpg)
Compact Accelerator Technology Achieves Major Energy Milestone
Bjorn “Manuel” Hegelich led the development of a compact laser accelerator that produces an electron beam with an energy of 10 billion electron volts.
![A piece of scientific equipment lit from the outside by green light. In a window in the side of the equipment, a pink light glows.](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/gas-cell_1200x800.jpg)
Coal Power Killed Half a Million People in U.S. over Two Decades
Deaths from coal were highest in 1999, but by 2020 decreased by about 95%, as coal plants have installed scrubbers or shut down.
![A white plume of exhaust spews from power plant smokestacks](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/smokestacks_5x3.jpg)
Bacteria Store Memories and Pass Them on for Generations
Bacteria use iron levels to store memories and pass them on to later generations, scientists have found.
![Microscopic image of E.coli bacteria](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/ecoli_teaser_0.png)
Weinberg Institute
Meet a Graduate Student at the Nexus Point of Gravitational Wave Discovery
A Texas Science video series profiles student researchers, including physics graduate student Snehal Tibrewal.
![A young woman in glasses stands beneath the oak trees and a graphic reads: Nexus Point S2 E1](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/snehal_tibrewal_horizontal_thumbnail.png)
UT News
UT Celebrates the Life of Jim Vick
The University of Texas at Austin is mourning the death of the late vice president for student affairs and legendary mathematics professor emeritus.
![A man in a suit flashes the hook 'em horns hand sign next to a desk where the sign reads "James W. Vick Center, School of Undergraduate Studies"](/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/1-vick-advising-center-opening-2013-scaled-1200x800-c-default.jpeg)