New research from the University of Texas at Austin reveals that a vast supply of coal ash contains enough rare earth elements to significantly strengthen the nation’s reserves without the need for additional mining.

Scientists have recently discovered antibodies that can neutralize a wide range of norovirus strains, which could lead to the development of a broadly effective vaccine for the foodborne pathogen, as well as new therapeutic antibodies for treating gastroenteritis caused by norovirus.

A tiny microenvironment in your wireless earbuds may be the reason they’re dying so quickly, according to new research from the University of Texas.

Landslides cause more than a billion dollars in damage in the United States each year, according to the American Geoscience Institute. Predicting them could soon be a lot easier.

A new study out of the University of Texas at Austin showed that savings can be made by reducing the demand on the existing electrical grid if people and companies invested in cleaner energy, like solar power, including rooftop, community, and battery storage systems.

A pioneering mission into a mysterious and violent world led by the Jackson School of Geosciences may reveal ‘speed bumps’ on the way to global coastal inundation

The University of Texas at Austin will receive $840 million to build a facility for manufacturing “the next generation” of microelectronics used in Department of Defense systems.

Moms talked 16% less to their babies when they were fiddling with their phone, researchers at The University of Texas at Austin found in a new study.

Sea otters are one of the few animals that use tools to access their food, and a new study led in part by The University of Texas at Austin has found that individual sea otters that use tools — most of whom are female — are able to eat larger prey and reduce tooth damage when their preferred prey becomes depleted.

The study found that increased physical activity lengthened the time it takes to enter the REM stage. The researchers believe that this is because exercise helps to consolidate deeper sleep stages before REM.