News: Research

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

Because butterfly fish do not shift their diets during coral bleaching events, they, like the coral, face threats.

Parrotfishes help corals grow and survive, grazing on what can otherwise smother corals. But there are trade-offs.

Researchers head to Kenya to unlock the weaknesses of invasive buffelgrass to combat it here in Texas.

UT scientists study how droughts affect local ecosystems at the Brackenridge Field Laboratory and the Stengl Lost Pines Biological Station.

In our endless summer, research on heat impacts offers insights on how best to adapt.

In some species, female and male butterflies apparently perceive colors differently.

An invasive grass causing havoc in Texas and contributing to wildfires packs a one-two wallop against native plants. Guinea grass uses a combination of crowding that blocks out light from growing seedlings and what amounts to a chemical warfare in soil that is toxic to native plants, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin.

Traditionally, it has been assumed that cultivating food leads to a loss of biodiversity and negative impacts on an ecosystem.

UT Austin scientists have demonstrated how to use a naturally occurring fungus to crush local populations of invasive tawny crazy ants.