Science

November 2025 Issue

The New World Screwworm Is Poised to Make a Comeback; Texas Will Be Ready

Thanks to Texas scientists, the United States has fought this threat before, and won.

Story by Eva Frederick
November 2025 Issue

Javelinas Are Having a Moment

The collared peccary is gaining increasing interest from Texas hunters and researchers.

Story by Joseph Richards
November 2025 Issue

Meet the Barton Springs Salamander, an Aquatic Austinite

This red-gilled resident dwells in the heart of the city.

Story by Gwendolyn Reed
November 14, 2025

O.H. Ivie Lake Is on a Record Run for Big Bass

This Texas lake filled the ShareLunker books since 2021.

Story by Kirk McDonnell
October 2025 Issue

An Ant That’s Not an Ant

Velvet ants are wasps that pack a powerful sting.

Story by Katie Potter
October 2025 Issue

Recording Rock Imagery at Hueco Tanks State Park

The first comprehensive rock art survey at Hueco Tanks has yielded unrecorded pictograph panels.

Story by Eva Frederick
August/September 2025 Issue

Prosthesis Keeps A Big Bass Swimming

Thanks to some 'East Texas engineering,' the catch of ShareLunker 655 came with a comeback story.

Story by Marissa Ferguson
March 2025 Issue

Building a Bass Lake

TPWD team gets a rare chance to help design North Texas reservoirs with fishing in mind.

Story by Russell A. Graves
March 2025 Issue

ShareLunker Program Uses Science to Create Bigger, Better Bass

Decades of genetic data help build an ever-growing big-bass family tree.

Story by Kirk McDonnell
January/February 2025 Issue

Largest Known Protein Discovered in Texas Lake

PKZILLA is a big, marine protein that spews toxins and plays a role in devastating algae blooms.

Story by Eva Frederick
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