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January 27, 2026
The New York Times

Scanning Ice for Monster Cracks, on This World and Another

Scientists are using radar to study damaged ice both in Antarctica and, with the help of a NASA spacecraft, on Jupiter’s ocean moon of Europa.
January 27, 2026
Austin American-Statesman

UT Austin becomes NSF’s top-funded campus, driven by computing and AI

The University of Texas at Austin was the top recipient of National Science Foundation grants in fiscal year 2024 – a sign of UT's leadership in AI & computing.
December 11, 2025
Space.com

Scientists map of old Mars river basins for the 1st time. These could be great places to search for ancient life

For the first time, scientists have mapped vast, continent-scale river drainage systems on Mars — ancient networks that may also be among the most promising places to search for signs of past life.
December 5, 2025
Popular Mechanics

A Revolutionary New Cancer Therapy Only Needs Light to Kill Bad Cells

Known as near-infrared photothermal therapy, this light-based treatment promises to cause less damage to healthy cells than chemotherapy.
November 19, 2025
The Washington Post

Why you should embrace new technology as you age

Engagement with technology, far from contributing to “brain rot,” may offer cognitive benefits to older adults.
November 18, 2025
Austin American-Statesman

UT Austin solidifies its lead in academic AI computing with big Nvidia chip buy

UT has now acquired more than 5,000 of the company's graphic processing units, creating what the university says is the most AI computing power in academia.
October 29, 2025
Smithsonian Magazine

Archaeologists Decipher Crumbling Hieroglyphs to Reveal the Name of a Forgotten Maya Queen Who Ruled 1,400 Years Ago

Ix Ch’ak Ch’een reigned over the city of Cobá in Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula. Historians didn’t know her name before they began translating a series of inscriptions discovered in 2024
October 15, 2025
Chron

New study uncovers surprising trends in Texas microplastic pollution

Plastic pellets spilling into Texas waters aren't staying in Texas. They're floating south and ending up on Mexican beaches, according to a new study that tracked their movement using ocean modeling and chemical analysis.

September 30, 2025
CNN

A blue jay and a green jay mated, researchers say. Their offspring is a scientific marvel

What do you get when you cross a blue jay with a green jay? That’s not the start of a joke, but the subject of a new study that aims to describe a hybrid bird never encountered before in the wild.

September 29, 2025
Popular Mechanics

Scientists Say We’ve Finally Reached Quantum Supremacy. For Real This Time!

In a study published on the preprint server arXiv, the U.S.-based research team led by scientists at UT Austin report that they’ve successfully demonstrated "unconditional separation" between quantum and classical computers.