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Marty Toohey

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Marty Toohey is a reporter covering science and weather at the Austin American-Statesman.

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Do you drink too much? Here’s what a new study says
Texas A&M University researchers, concerned as always for your health, say that anything more than 15 drinks a week for men and eight drinks for women is excessive. »RELATED: Even one drink per day can increase your risk of cancer, study warns That doesn’t mean you should save up for the weekend – they say anything more...

3:27 PM Thursday, Dec. 28, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - For the AJC

Texas A&M University researchers, concerned as always for your health, say that anything more than 15 drinks a week for men and eight drinks for women is excessive. »RELATED: Even one drink per day can increase your risk of cancer, study warns That doesn’t mean you should save up for the weekend – they say anything more...
Miss Monday’s eclipse? 2024 view from other U.S. cities will be better
If you were stuck inside Monday and missed the eclipse, don’t worry. You still have a chance to experience a total eclipse of the sun in seven years. >> Read more trending news  Mark April 8, 2024, on your calendar. On that date, at 5:17 p.m., the eclipse will commence in Austin, Texas, turning daylight into twilight...

8:06 PM Monday, Aug. 21, 2017  | By Marty Toohey, Austin American-Statesman -

If you were stuck inside Monday and missed the eclipse, don’t worry. You still have a chance to experience a total eclipse of the sun in seven years. >> Read more trending news  Mark April 8, 2024, on your calendar. On that date, at 5:17 p.m., the eclipse will commence in Austin, Texas, turning daylight into twilight...
ECLIPSE MANIA: 2024 view from Austin will be better than Monday’s
Austinites, if you’re stuck inside Monday and miss the eclipse, don’t worry. While you can’t witness the total eclipse here, you’ll have a chance to experience total eclipse of the sun in a mere seven years. Mark April 8, 2024, on your calendar. On that date, at 5:17 p.m., the eclipse will commence in Austin,...

12:01 AM Monday, Aug. 21, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Austinites, if you’re stuck inside Monday and miss the eclipse, don’t worry. While you can’t witness the total eclipse here, you’ll have a chance to experience total eclipse of the sun in a mere seven years. Mark April 8, 2024, on your calendar. On that date, at 5:17 p.m., the eclipse will commence in Austin,...
Miss the eclipse Monday? 2024 view from Austin will be better
Austinites, if you’re stuck inside Monday and miss the eclipse, don’t worry. While you can’t witness the total eclipse here, you’ll have a chance to experience total eclipse of the sun in a mere seven years. Mark April 8, 2024, on your calendar. On that date, at 5:17 p.m., the eclipse will commence in Austin,...

11:00 AM Monday, Aug. 21, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Austinites, if you’re stuck inside Monday and miss the eclipse, don’t worry. While you can’t witness the total eclipse here, you’ll have a chance to experience total eclipse of the sun in a mere seven years. Mark April 8, 2024, on your calendar. On that date, at 5:17 p.m., the eclipse will commence in Austin,...
When the eclipse appears over Austin, DO NOT STARE AT IT
Staring at the sun is always a bad idea. It’s a bad idea even when the moon slides in front of the sun and blocks out most of the sun’s rays, as will happen on Monday for a little over two-and-a-half minutes. Basically, looking at the sun can give your eyeball a sunburn. Robert Rosa, an ophthalmologist at the Texas A&M University...

11:00 AM Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Staring at the sun is always a bad idea. It’s a bad idea even when the moon slides in front of the sun and blocks out most of the sun’s rays, as will happen on Monday for a little over two-and-a-half minutes. Basically, looking at the sun can give your eyeball a sunburn. Robert Rosa, an ophthalmologist at the Texas A&M University...
Austin Answered: Are those algae blooms bad for your health?
Over her two-plus decades in Austin, Leslie Gompf has come to accept that every year or so, the drinking water “tastes too yucky for me to drink it.” She knows about the algae blooms that cause the taste. But lately she had several recent conversations that left her wondering if the algae emit toxins — and if anyone is monitoring...

5:51 PM Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Over her two-plus decades in Austin, Leslie Gompf has come to accept that every year or so, the drinking water “tastes too yucky for me to drink it.” She knows about the algae blooms that cause the taste. But lately she had several recent conversations that left her wondering if the algae emit toxins — and if anyone is monitoring...
UT scientists tinker with gene-mapping device to make DNA editing safe
Ilya Finkelstein chuckles when recounting the origins of the project that landed the University of Texas scientist and his colleagues in the prestigious academic journal Cell. According to a peer-reviewed article, they found a way for scientists to more safely use a new kind of gene editing technique called CRISPR — a technology that...

5:45 PM Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Ilya Finkelstein chuckles when recounting the origins of the project that landed the University of Texas scientist and his colleagues in the prestigious academic journal Cell. According to a peer-reviewed article, they found a way for scientists to more safely use a new kind of gene editing technique called CRISPR — a technology that...
Austin Answered: Are those algae blooms bad for your health?
Over her two-plus decades in Austin, Leslie Gompf has come to accept that every year or so, the drinking water “tastes too yucky for me to drink it.” She knows about the algae blooms that cause the taste. But lately she had several recent conversations that left her wondering if the algae emit toxins — and if anyone is monitoring...

5:00 AM Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Over her two-plus decades in Austin, Leslie Gompf has come to accept that every year or so, the drinking water “tastes too yucky for me to drink it.” She knows about the algae blooms that cause the taste. But lately she had several recent conversations that left her wondering if the algae emit toxins — and if anyone is monitoring...
UT scientists tinker with gene-mapping device to make DNA editing safe
Ilya Finkelstein chuckles when recounting the origins of the project that landed the University of Texas scientist and his colleagues in the prestigious academic journal Cell. According to a peer-reviewed article, they found a way for scientists to more safely use a new kind of gene editing technique called CRISPR — a technology that...

5:00 AM Sunday, Aug. 13, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Ilya Finkelstein chuckles when recounting the origins of the project that landed the University of Texas scientist and his colleagues in the prestigious academic journal Cell. According to a peer-reviewed article, they found a way for scientists to more safely use a new kind of gene editing technique called CRISPR — a technology that...
WATER WOES WANE: Monday rainfall helps refill lakes Travis, Buchanan, LCRA says
The Lower Colorado River Authority said Wednesday that the round of heavy rain Central Texas received on Monday is helping to refill the area’s two reservoir lakes, Travis and Buchanan. “The rains added about 35,700 acre-feet to the lakes,” the LCRA announced via Twitter. “Lake Travis is up 1.3 feet and Lake Buchanan...

1:56 PM Wednesday, Aug. 09, 2017  | By Roberto Villalpando - American-Statesman Staff

The Lower Colorado River Authority said Wednesday that the round of heavy rain Central Texas received on Monday is helping to refill the area’s two reservoir lakes, Travis and Buchanan. “The rains added about 35,700 acre-feet to the lakes,” the LCRA announced via Twitter. “Lake Travis is up 1.3 feet and Lake Buchanan...
Rain douses Central Texas, keeps drought at bay
Mother Nature finally popped Austin’s rain bubble. More than 3 inches fell over much of the region during a 24-hour window that started late Sunday, with a few places receiving as much as 7 inches. By early Monday afternoon, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport had nearly tripled the Aug. 7 record of 1.06 inches. So much rain fell...

10:21 PM Monday, Aug. 07, 2017  | By Marty Toohey - American-Statesman Staff

Mother Nature finally popped Austin’s rain bubble. More than 3 inches fell over much of the region during a 24-hour window that started late Sunday, with a few places receiving as much as 7 inches. By early Monday afternoon, Austin-Bergstrom International Airport had nearly tripled the Aug. 7 record of 1.06 inches. So much rain fell...