Research
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Jackson School of GeosciencesWacky Magnetic Fields of Ice Giants Explained
New research suggests that changes in electrical conductivity deep inside Uranus and Neptune may be key for explaining their unusual magnetic fields and how they could evolve over time.
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5 Questions About Dark Matter — the Universe’s Biggest Mystery
UT Austin theoretical astrophysicist Katherine Freese shares what we know (and don’t) about the invisible substance shaping the cosmos.
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Oden Institute for Computational Engineering & SciencesTesting Treatments Before the Trials: Oden Researchers Build Virtual Clinical Trials for Breast Cancer
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College of Liberal ArtsThe Last Conversation
Dagoberto Cortez’s research looks to to better understand how both doctors and patients confronted, or sometimes didn’t confront, the painful realities of disease and death.
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Spooky Science: Arctic Wolf Spiders’ Eating Habits Are Shifting Over Time
Integrative biology professor Amanda Koltz explores the ways that arctic wolf spiders’ diets are shifting over time in a recent paper.
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The Brain’s Tug-of-War Between Impulse and Self-Control
A new study could help scientists better understand why people with addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder struggle to resist urges.
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Helping Others Linked to Slower Cognitive Decline Among People at Higher Genetic Risk for Alzheimer’s
Researchers found that even modest time spent helping others was associated with cognitive benefits.







