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Living Laboratories: Field Stations Offer Opportunities for Real-World Science
A network of field stations helps scientists understand invasive species, climate change impacts and search for potential green fuels.
![A bearded man in a blue shirt stands in a field of tall grass](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/juengerinswitchgrassplot-1400px.jpeg)
A More Nuanced Approach is Needed to Manage Coral Reef Ecosystems
Instead of focusing entirely on biomass and one-size-fits-all solutions, researchers recommend finding which fish provide the most useful functions in each reef system and protecting them.
![A school of colorful fish swim over a coral reef](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/rangiroa-2400x1350.jpg)
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Invading Hordes of Crazy Ants May Have Finally Met Their Kryptonite
UT Austin scientists have demonstrated how to use a naturally occurring fungus to crush local populations of invasive tawny crazy ants.
![Ants swarm on a larger, dead insect](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/cryptachaea-porteri2_mark-sanders1400.jpg)