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Science

A cluster of people with cameras gather among native plants as they hunt for signs of insects and other small wildlife near the visitor center at the LBJ WildFlower Center.

Insects All Around Us

Exploring the foliage for crawling, flying critters in one of Austin’s most beautiful nature preserves.

by Kit O'Connell

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The Fish Whisperer

by Paula Levihn-Coon

Republicans Target ‘Woke’ Climate Change Topics in Science Textbooks

by Kristoffer Tigue

The Shot Boosters

by Lise Olsen

Seen with the naked eye, the skies are intensely full of stars in Limpia Crossing near McDonald Observatory, with the Milky Way like a white river running diagonally across the sky. Dec 08, 2022

A Subdivision for Stargazers: Limpia Crossing Residents Look Aloft

In this tiny subdivision in the Davis Mountains near McDonald Observatory, dark skies are a precious resource.

by Gayle Reaves

Signs at the Texas Freedom Network's Stand Up for Science rally May 04, 2017

‘Academic Freedom’ Bill Provides Cover to Teach Creationism, Climate Denial in Classrooms

Representative Valoree Swanson claimed climate researchers “have faked the results” on temperature data while making a case for her bill.

by Naveena Sadasivam

Don McLeroy Sep 17, 2013

We Blinded Them…With Science

by Eileen Smith

Inside this month's print issue

Molly Ivins on School Vouchers (1997)

Another bad idea whose time has come in the Texas Legislature is upon us. It's time to revive my old proposal that Texas be made into a national laboratory for bad government. Having a bad idea in your state? Come to Texas and see how it works out in practice.

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