/tags/science Science en-US Copyright KUT News 2025 Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:06:33 GMT /energy-environment/2025-04-16/the-lyrid-meteor-shower-will-dazzle-the-night-sky-this-week-heres-how-to-watch The peak of the shower is expected around April 21 and 22. Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:06:33 GMT /energy-environment/2025-04-16/the-lyrid-meteor-shower-will-dazzle-the-night-sky-this-week-heres-how-to-watch Alana Wise /texasstandard/2025-03-18/west-texas-mammoth-tusk-discovery-sul-ross “If that’s a stump, it’s the weirdest stump I’ve ever seen.� Tue, 18 Mar 2025 12:00:00 GMT /texasstandard/2025-03-18/west-texas-mammoth-tusk-discovery-sul-ross Rhonda Fanning /education/2025-01-30/university-of-texas-austin-trump-administration-research-funding The Trump administration directed federal health officials to pause external communications last week, which prompted the National Institutes of Health to cancel meetings used to determine which research to fund. A UT professor has said if the pause lasts too long, it will be hard to reverse the impact. Thu, 30 Jan 2025 11:03:00 GMT /education/2025-01-30/university-of-texas-austin-trump-administration-research-funding Becky Fogel /energy-environment/2024-09-23/a-new-mini-moon-comes-to-earth-this-fall A newly discovered asteroid will be captured by Earth's gravity this fall. The "mini-moon" will spend about two months in Earth's orbit before being flung back on its normal path around the sun. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 20:29:41 GMT /energy-environment/2024-09-23/a-new-mini-moon-comes-to-earth-this-fall Michael Levitt /energy-environment/2024-09-23/cards-against-humanity-sues-elon-musks-spacex-for-using-its-land-along-the-border Cards Against Humanity purchased the Cameron County land in 2017 in order to send a political message against then-President Donald Trump's border wall. Mon, 23 Sep 2024 15:39:21 GMT /energy-environment/2024-09-23/cards-against-humanity-sues-elon-musks-spacex-for-using-its-land-along-the-border Jerry Clayton /science/2024-07-22/perseid-meteor-shower-comet-swift-tuttle-shooting-stars-austin-tx NASA estimates about 50 to 100 meteors can be seen per hour as the Earth passes through the dusty trail left behind by the comet Swift-Tuttle. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:01:00 GMT /science/2024-07-22/perseid-meteor-shower-comet-swift-tuttle-shooting-stars-austin-tx Michelle Tamayo /science/2024-07-01/summer-heat-soda-cans-exploding-cars-hot-pop-coke Soda cans will often warp or explode when they're left in a car in summer. Here's why that happens and a reminder of how dangerous hot cars can be. Mon, 01 Jul 2024 10:05:00 GMT /science/2024-07-01/summer-heat-soda-cans-exploding-cars-hot-pop-coke Mose Buchele /texasstandard/2024-04-04/eclipse-2024-texas-bill-nye-planetary-society-fredericksburg-tx The Science Guy will be at the Planetary Society’s Eclipse-O-Rama in Fredericksburg. Thu, 04 Apr 2024 14:22:42 GMT /texasstandard/2024-04-04/eclipse-2024-texas-bill-nye-planetary-society-fredericksburg-tx Laura Rice, Alan Tiscareno /education/2023-11-20/texas-has-approved-new-science-textbooks-but-advocates-say-they-fall-short-on-climate-change The Republican-controlled board voted 12-0 on Friday to approve new science textbooks for Texas public schools. Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:06:36 GMT /education/2023-11-20/texas-has-approved-new-science-textbooks-but-advocates-say-they-fall-short-on-climate-change Becky Fogel /covid-19/2023-04-12/ut-austin-researchers-make-headway-toward-universal-coronavirus-treatments Scientists at the university found antibodies that attack a key area of coronaviruses that isn't prone to mutation. Wed, 12 Apr 2023 16:37:48 GMT /covid-19/2023-04-12/ut-austin-researchers-make-headway-toward-universal-coronavirus-treatments Olivia Aldridge