We hear a lot about how climate change will change the land, sea, and ice. But how will it affect clouds? “Low clouds could dry up and shrink like the ice sheets,” says Michael Pritchard, professor of Earth System science at UC Irvine. “Or they could thicken and become more reflective.” These two scenarios would result […]
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A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the U.S. by October 2020
April 1, 2021 – A highly contagious SARS-CoV-2 variant was unknowingly spreading for months in the United States by October 2020, according to a new study from researchers with The University of Texas at Austin COVID-19 Modeling Consortium. Scientists first discovered it in early December in the United Kingdom, where the highly contagious and more lethal […]
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Air pollution reduces global life expectancy by more than one year, study finds
Aug. 22, 2018 – Air pollution shortens human lives by more than a year, according to a new study from a team of leading environmental engineers and public health researchers. Better air quality could lead to a significant extension of lifespans around the world. This is the first time that data on air pollution and […]
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Proposed border wall will harm Texas plants and animals, say University of Texas scientists
Photo credit: Andy Morffew April 2, 2018 – In the latest peer-reviewed publication on the potential impacts of a border wall on plants and animals, conservation biologists, led by a pair of scientists from The University of Texas at Austin, say that border walls threaten to harm endangered Texas plants and animals and cause trouble […]
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Regional levels of Fear Associated with Trump and Brexit Votes, Psychology Study Shows
AUSTIN, TX, March 8, 2018 – Unlike previous elections, fear and worry played a heavy hand in both the 2016 Donald Trump and “Brexit” elections, changing the script on how personality shapes political behavior, according to an international psychological study on voting behavior. Research has long established that political attitudes are associated with the Big […]