Greenhouse gases linked to degrading plastic
The SOEST research team found polyethylene, the most produced and discarded plastic, to be the most prolific emitter of methane and ethylene.
A new giant virus found in the waters off O¡®ahu
The virus contains the biggest genome ever sequenced for a virus infecting a photosynthetic organism.
UH experts appointed to city climate change commission
The role of the commission, which includes UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹'s Rosie Alegado, Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher, is to gather the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Â鶹´«Ã½.
New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises
UH researchers discovered nutrient limitation is a central driver in the evolution of ocean microbe genomes.
Viruses in the oceanic basement
UH Mānoa researchers provide evidence that the viruses are actively infecting the many unusual microorganisms that live deep in the rocky crust of the seafloor.
New study explains mysterious source of greenhouse gas methane in the ocean
UH Mānoa Pavel Professor of Oceanography David Karl, study co-author, found vital clue to the puzzle.
New model reveals adaptations of world¡¯s most abundant ocean microbe
UH Mānoa researcher David Karl and Jens Nielsen from Chalmers University of Technology, developed a computer model to understand the survival of Prochlorococcus.
375 National Academy of Sciences members: Don¡¯t abandon Paris Climate Agreement
Top U.S. scientists, including two UH Mānoa professors, pen open letter on climate urgency.
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ partners in National Microbiome Initiative
UH microbiome researchers are poised to get a helping hand from White House.
Microbial takeover on coral reefs?
New study co-authored by UH Mānoa assistant professor Craig Nelson explores how microbialization destroys links in delicate marine food chain.