Survey to determine quail return rate after wildfires
Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and Texas Cooperative Extension personnel are conducting a study to find out how and when quail populations in the High Plains will recover after last year's wildfires.
Shipwrecks provide data about effectiveness of deep water reefs
Shipwrecks in the Gulf of Mexico are revealing information about the viability of using old oil rig platforms as deep water reefs while yielding vital new information about life in the Gulf of Mexico, say researchers at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.
Mexican students pursue environmental engineering degrees at Texas A&M-Kingsville
The number of Mexican students pursuing their graduate studies in environmental engineering at Texas A&M University-Kingsville has nearly tripled since 2003. These students now make up about 14 percent of the program’s enrollment.
Chevron and Texas A&M form alliance to convert non-food crops into renewable fuels
Chevron Corp. and Texas A&M Agriculture and Engineering BioEnergy Alliance are joining in research to accelerate the conversion of crops for manufacturing ethanol and other biofuels from cellulose.
Research shows mosquitoes can infect horses as well as humans with West Nile
Horses as well as humans could be at risk for West Nile encephalitis, an inflammation of the brain that is found in birds such as blue jays, crows and hawks, and transmitted by mosquitoes. Two vaccinations are available for horses.