School vegetable gardens and classes about nutrition and gardening increased vegetable consumption among children.

Several College of Natural Sciences faculty members have been newly appointed to special professorships and endowed chairs at The University of Texas at Austin.

Snack choice can also affect alertness, the study found.

Finding could shed light on spinal condition.

Stephen Russell talks about how we can use the pandemic to reach greater human connection.

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

Have you ever wondered why some people seem to be able to follow a specific diet or exercise plan and others fail? The answer might have to do with factors unique to each person, like their microbiomes and genetics.

UT Austin's Department of Nutritional Sciences determined it would partner with edX in offering an online master's program.

Here are a handful of ways that members of our science and mathematics community brandished their entrepreneurial spirit this year.

A mother’s obesity in pregnancy can affect her child’s development years down the road, according to research led by Beth Widen, who found impaired motor skills in preschoolers and lower IQ in middle childhood for boys whose mothers were severely overweight while expecting them.