The Trump administration’s plans for an unprecedented expansion of border-policing infrastructure in Big Bend have also triggered an ambitious scientific initiative. The Big Bend Borderlands BioBlitz aims to document the biodiversity here before it’s damaged or destroyed.

If you want the kids to connect with nature, but the triple-digit temperatures are making you balk, here are some indoor options you might not know about.

Over just the last 50 years, humanity as taken more out of the earth than in all the rest of human history combined. The wounds left behind by this extraction — mines, oil wells, quarries, poisoned rivers, hollowed-out industrial towns — now form the true map of our civilization and our age. What can we learn by confronting these ruins?

A plume of Saharan dust covering much of the gulf will blow over South Texas Wednesday night.

As record high temperatures continue to rise around the globe this summer, many communities are faced with a common challenge: how to stay safe from extreme heat.In the U.S., extreme heat has claimed more than 21,000 lives since 1999. UT San Antonio researchers are working to better understand extreme heat’s impact and to develop strategies to protect the most vulnerable residents.

Jacob's Well in Wimberley was flowing rapidly for a short time after July's heavy rainfall. Now, the waters are receding again.

Jacob’s Well in Wimberley was flowing rapidly for a short time after July’s heavy rainfall. Now, the waters are receding again.

One expert whose been watching the energy market for years says Austin Energy already has some of the lowest prices in the state.

At a time of increased conflict between elephants and humans, as elephant habitats are converted to intensive agriculture, the Hurulu Eco Park is a place where the animals can graze unimpeded.

Critics say the governor must call legislators to Austin to pass state laws regulating data centers.