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Mike Ryan, professor of integrative biology, has a new book that explores the intersection of evolution and aesthetics.

When it comes to sex between plants, tiny bees the size of ladybugs play a critical role in promoting the genetic diversity that protects against disease, climate change and other threats, according to a study by Shalene Jha, a faculty member in the Departent of Integrative Biology.

The fish are part of a project to monitor the overall ecological health of Central Texas aquifers and better understand how water flows through them.

Just like a person after one too many cocktails, a few drops of oil can cause coral reef fish to make poor decisions.

An extremely rare eyeless catfish species previously known to exist only in Mexico has been discovered in a National Recreation Area in Texas.

Microbiologists led by Brett Baker have discovered potential in bacteria that helped to clean up the BP oil spill.

Genetic data reveal a group of bacteria that are so diverse genetically that they represent half of all the diversity of bacteria on the planet

University of Texas at Austin scientists say there's a simple way for home gardeners and small farmers to give plants a pesticide-free boost: by harnessing the power of often helpful bacterial communities known as the microbiomes of plants.

Some coral populations already have genetic variants necessary to tolerate warm ocean waters, and humans can help to spread these genes, a team of scientists led by Misha Matz of the University of Texas at Austin has found.