Infant planet discovered by UH-led team using Maunakea telescopes
Eric Gaidos led an international team of scientists that discovered one of the youngest planets ever found around a distant infant star.
Biodiversity of islands in peril, scientists warn
Participation from the public can help protect the world’s threatened species from becoming extinct.
$3M to reduce biopsies, improve breast cancer screening
A $3M public impact research study will help improve screening methods for women of 麻豆传媒 and the U.S.
Frozen DNA shows climate change drove species extinction in the Arctic
Climate change contributed to the disappearance of large animals in the Arctic.
Extinct ground sloth was an omnivore, not vegetarian
Based on a chemical analysis of amino acids preserved in sloth hair, the researchers uncovered evidence that this gigantic extinct sloth was an omnivore.
UH startup improves flood-risk management in 54 U.S. communities
Hohonu, Inc. provides environmental water level monitoring to help communities adapt to climate change.
Preventative daily aspirin no longer recommended for certain ages
UH Professor Chien-Wen Tseng serves on the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force which made the new updated draft recommendation.
$2.7M for ocean floats, satellites to give UH scientists new ocean, climate insights
Seth Bushinsky received four grants totaling more than $2.7 million to use satellites and ocean floats to gain new insights into the global ocean.
Pandemic takes toll on Hawai?i with anxiety, depression
A UH researcher co-authored national studies on the pandemic’s impact on Americans.
‘Plant smoothie’ helps protect endangered endemic Hawai?i plant species
Researchers estimate there are currently less than 100 Eugenia koolauensis trees in the wild.