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Scientists from UT Austin once traveled to the Sahara Desert to observe a rare eclipse and used computers to model ripples in space and time...

Karl Gebhardt explains the two leading ideas for what dark energy might be.

Answering some of the biggest questions in astrophysics—for example, about black holes and the origin of the universe—might require overhauling general relativity.

Four-year-olds in the nation’s largest preschool program fare worse with 3-year-olds in their classrooms, according to new research led by Elizabeth Gershoff that shows a...

Xiaoqin Elaine Li's team could help enable bendable computer screens and wearable electronics

In a discovery from the lab of Jessie Zhang that holds promise for future drug development, scientists have detected for the first time how nature...

Richard Finnell studies the genetic underpinnings of neural tube defects such as spina bifida.

University of Texas at Austin scientists say there's a simple way for home gardeners and small farmers to give plants a pesticide-free boost: by harnessing...

Amira, Amier, and Layla Haidar plan to go into healthcare after they graduate

Astronomer Steve Finkelstein studies galaxy evolution