Student-built satellite selected for NASA launch
For the second year in a row the UH Mānoa Small-Satellite Program has a nanosatellite selected by NASA.
Clam fields found at deep, low-temperature Mariana vents
Shinkai Seep Field discovery expands knowledge of hydrothermal vents and life they sustain.
Tsunami debris survey launched northwest of Midway
Satellite-tracked buoys indicate Japan earthquake debris is passing north of the Pacific atolls...for now.
HOT news: Pacific carbon pump speeds up in summer
Microbial oceanographer David Karl and his latest groundbreaking work are profiled in PNAS.
Unprecedented ocean acidity is due to humans¡¯ CO2
Ocean acidification decreases aragonite available to reef-building corals.
Native bird survival drops as molt lengthens
Endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers take longer to replace feathers as introduced birds spread.
Coral growth anomalies affect biological function
Tissue examination of Big Island rice coral documents impaired defenses and reproduction.
Hydrocarbon discovery provides clue to origins of life and control of toxic emissions
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is formed in lab conditions simulating interstellar space.
Chinese agreement promotes joint engineering research
Civil and environmental research is focus of five-year agreement with Zhejiang University.
Molecular pathway may temper heart attack damage
A new study by Mānoa researchers identifies a molecular pathway that may help reduce the damaging effects of an enlarged heart.