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  • Jordan Todes interviewed in Marfa Public Radio about research in Big Bend

    June 23, 2025

    “When I personally think of Big Bend, the things that stand out to me are the Chisos Basin, that bit of the park,” Todes said, “and in many ways that Boquillas area is somewhat of an afterthought. But in terms of the types of work we're doing it is – I wouldn't even just say world-class, but probably unmatched globally. It's that remarkable of a place.”

  • Fragment Of Asteroid Could Hold Key To Origins Of Life

    June 17, 2025

    Researchers at the Field Museum, including Prof. Philipp Heck and Graduate Student Yuke Zheng, believe a 4.6 billion-year-old asteroid could reveal compounds present at the beginning of the solar system and the building blocks of life.

  • Prof. Tiffany Shaw quoted in “Hazy Futures”

    June 09, 2025

    Like many cities around the world, Austin is now facing questions about how to build and adapt for a changing climate. A growing number of these cities—as well as insurance companies, home builders, and farmers—are turning to climate modelers for answers. But despite decades of effort, forecasting how global warming will play out on a local scale remains a stubborn challenge, riven with uncertainty. 

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