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.”
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.
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.