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Deep Microbial Life Beneath Lavey-les-Bains Reveals Surprising Resilience

Microbes beneath Switzerland’s Lavey-les-Bains Thermal Spa stay stable year-round, revealing the resilience of subsurface life and its role in Earth’s carbon cycle.

Lavey-les-Bains Thermal Spa

Research

Idea of Coral Reefs as Oases in Marine Deserts May Be Mistaken

New research from Simon Brandl at UT’s Marine Science Institute challenges a long-held belief about coral reefs.

Dozens of fish swim near a coral reef in the Maldives.

Podcast

Can Tiny Bubbles Help Save the Planet?

Seagrasses store a lot of carbon in their tissues, making them a potential counterweight to rising levels of atmospheric CO2.

An illustration of a seagrass meadow, with the sediment cross-sectioned to reveal roots. There are two small black microhpones resting on the top of the sediment, connected by a cable running back to a metal box.

Announcements

Science and STEM Camps at UT Austin this Summer

UT Austin has a wide range of offerings for young people interested in exploring technology and science learning this summer.

A group of children and college students wearing aprons pose for a group photo behind a table with freshly chopped peppers along with other fruits and vegetables.

UT News

UT Austin and MD Anderson Launch Joint Initiative to Advance Breakthroughs in Cancer Research

Interdisciplinary research teams involve UT Austin faculty in the life sciences, computer science and chemistry.

Three people stand before a wall of screens displaying scientific images of cancer cells.

Texas Connect

Flounder, boats and sea turtles

Three UT Marine Science Institute employees share experiences working with the sea.

Broodstock manager Leigh Walsh stands in front of an image of flounder embryos

Announcements

Marine Science Newsletter: Issue 34

Marine Science Newsletter: Issue 34 highlights research, events, new staff, and Texas Gulf Coast projects.

Weathering Scratches the Surface of Plastic illustration of marine debris floating in the ocean.