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Campus Biodiversity: Northern Mockingbirds

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Pandemic Model Shows Importance of Social Distancing in 22 Texas Cities

A new pandemic model of COVID-19 shows the positive role social distancing can play in preventing the spread of the illness in areas across Texas.

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Are Viruses Alive?

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Austin Spring Insects: Crane Flies

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Trees of BFL: Spanish Oak

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The Two Georges

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Coronavirus Spreads Quickly and Sometimes Before People Have Symptoms, Study Finds

Measures including isolation, quarantine, school closures, travel restrictions and cancellation of mass gatherings may be warranted.

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Demographics Linked to Choice Not to Vaccinate Children in Texas, Study Finds

The findings could help public health officials identify pockets of low vaccination rates where communities within the state are at higher risk for an outbreak.

A young boy on the left receives a vaccination in his arm from a woman in a lab coat on the right

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20/20 Foresight

So what will the next 50 years bring? Absent a crystal ball, your best bet would be to ask a scientist.

Illustration by David Steadman.

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Researchers Say Spread of Coronavirus Extends Far Beyond China’s Quarantine Zone

Virus likely spread beyond Wuhan before quarantines and lockdowns.

The last metro train prepares to leave a station in Wuhan, China before the city was placed under quarantine. Courtesy of Chinese News Service.