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Philanthropic Gift Establishes Historic UT Commitment to Monitoring Texas’ Natural Resources
A transformative donation allows for the expansion of a Texas Field Station Network to study biodiversity and sustainability.
![A young man in a hat holding equipment leads a group of students down a creek at a Hill Country-based field station](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3x2-cns-field-station-network_3.jpg)
Five Lessons from UT Austin Science about Planning for Living with Heat
In our endless summer, research on heat impacts offers insights on how best to adapt.
![CNS Scientists have been applying their research in ways that will help communities respond to heat.](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/heat-thumbnail.jpg)
Female Butterflies See UV Light Thanks to a Gene Hiding in an Unusual Place
In some species, female and male butterflies apparently perceive colors differently.
![A butterfly with black and white striped wings](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/heliconius-1200x800.jpg)
Tropical Trees Use Social Distancing to Maintain Biodiversity
Researchers discovered that adult trees in a Panamanian forest are three times as distant from trees of their species as would be predicted.
![An aerial shot of a forest shows species of trees clustered together near a river](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/3-2_-_dipteryx_oleifera_-_christian_ziegler70.jpeg)
Some Frogs Use Toxins to Deter Predators, but Evolution Doesn’t Supply Free Lunch
Poison frogs are able to withstand a toxin which they use to deter predators, but not without a cost.
![Anthony’s poison frog (Epipedobates anthonyi). CREDIT: David Cannatella](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/poison_frog_teaser_image.jpeg)
Genes That Shape Bones Identified, Offering Clues About Our Past and Future
An application of AI to medical imaging datasets has revealed genetics of the skeletal form for the first time.
![Image of human skeleton imposed over DNA double helix](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/skeletalai-thumbnail.jpg)
Relationships Between Temperature and Animals’ Sizes Has Been Clarified
The new research offers important insights about how animals, particularly birds, may adapt to the rapid rise in temperatures driven by global climate change
![Imaging showing bird species and where they fall on the temperature gradient](https://cns.utexas.edu/sites/default/files/uploads/images/default/birds-thumbnail.jpg)