Eric Henrikson

A Texas family is racing to raise $3 million to develop a one-of-a-kind treatment for their baby, who has an ultra-rare genetic disease affecting fewer than 50 people worldwide. Scientists are work…

A family in Travis County is racing to save their baby from an ultra-rare genetic disease, while two New World screwworm cases have been confirmed in Texas, and the legality of owning human bones.

Firefly Aerospace, based in Cedar Park, will help carry four NASA drones to the moon’s south pole as part of the agency’s ambitious Moon Base initiative aimed at supporting long-term human habitation.

Landowners from across Texas gathered in Austin this week to challenge proposed transmission line routes tied to a major statewide power infrastructure project.

UT Austin researchers folded DNA into a nanoscale Longhorn, demonstrating a breakthrough that could help deliver cancer drugs more precisely and speed up the production of advanced materials.

Fast-moving, murky water at Barton Springs is drawing crowds — but keeping swimmers out. Officials say storm runoff could impact algae and bacteria levels, and it may take up to a week for conditio…

More than 40 Texas lawmakers are backing a legal motion to delay decisions on massive 765kV transmission lines, arguing regulators should first prove the projects are necessary.

The Public Utility Commission of Texas paused consideration of a major 765-kV transmission line project stretching across West Texas after opponents argued regulators should first revisit broader q…

A UT Austin physicist who helped create the field of twistronics is receiving the 2026 Kavli Prize in Nanoscience. Allan MacDonald’s discovery showed how slightly twisting two ultra-thin shee…

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