Eavesdropping on the Secret Lives of Fish
Benjamin Walther analyzes the "earstones" of fish to learn where they've been, and where climate change may take them.
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Biologist Uses Supercomputer to Study Fast Evolving Geraniums
With a grant from the NSF's Plant Genome Research Program, Bob Jansen is applying next-generation DNA sequencing methods to better understand why the geranium has evolved to be so radically different from other plants.
Chron: Damselflies on the Ceiling of Your Mind
A blogger at The Austin Chronicle recommends John Abbott's book Damselflies of Texas: A Field Guide.Ants Go Marching Under the Eye of Texas' Top Scientist
Research on ants helps yield answers to the web of life.
Biologist Lawrence Gilbert Named 2012 Distinguished Texas Scientist by Texas Academy of Science
Gilbert recognized for his lifetime of research on the co-evolution of insects and plants, population dynamics, chemical and behavioral ecology, and evolution of novel wing patterns in butterflies.
Oil Exploration Would Endanger the Most Biodiverse Region in the Western Hemisphere, Say Scientists
An international team of scientists has found that Ecuador's Yasuní National Park, which sits on top of massive reserves of oil, is in the single most biodiverse region in the Western Hemisphere.
U.T. Making a Big Bet on the Future of Algae
The UTEX Culture Collection of Algae. Photo by Spencer Selvidge for the Texas Tribune.
Captive Breeding Could Transform the Saltwater Aquarium Trade and Save Coral Reefs, Marine Biologists Say
Marine biologists at The University of Texas at Austin Marine Science Institute are developing means to efficiently breed saltwater aquarium fish, seahorses, plankton and invertebrates in captivity in order to preserve the biologically rich ecosystems of the world's coral reefs.
Appalachian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly A Hybrid Species Of Two Other Swallowtails
Flitting among the cool slopes of the Appalachian Mountains is a tiger swallowtail butterfly species that evolved when two other species of swallowtails hybridized long ago, a rarity in the animal world, biologists from The University of Texas at Austin and Harvard University have found.
Lawn of Native Grasses Beats Traditional Lawn for Lushness and Weed Resistance
A lawn of regionally native grasses would take less resources to maintain while providing as lush a carpet as a common turfgrass.
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