Maluly Martinez Benavides

What lies outside the confines of our pale blue dot? Is there anyone else out there in the vast expanse of the universe — mostly void, partially stars — wondering the same thing?

Ah, space. Beyond the confines of our little blue planet, it looms as a mysterious entity in people’s imaginations. Stories circulate about what might be out there: things that hide on the dark side of the moon, beyond the confines of our star system, or in galaxies far, far away.

Christopher J. Ellison, chemical engineering associate professor,led his research team in a series of groundbreaking nanotechnology projects — from increasing the storage capacity of hard drives to developing environmentally-safe flame retardants. 

UT researchers are shaking the ants out of Texan pants.

The Netflix original series “Marvel’s Jessica Jones,” which overtly deals with dark and unsettling themes such as abuse, victim blaming and psychological trauma, has become the comic book franchise’s riskiest production to date.

At a particular hour of the night, the body will call for sleep, but sometimes deadlines and due dates take priority. 

Now that it’s time to fall back into Standard Time people are often too excited to cash in that extra hour of sleep to question the biannual time change.

People watching zombies take over the world on screen are probably unaware that similarly horrifying creatures are lurking in the real world.

Most people will agree it’s not very hard to recognize an acquaintance on the street. Remembering their names, on the other hand, is a totally different matter. 

Working on screens may not be killing students’ brain cells, but it’s definitely affecting the way they process information.