UH cookiecutter shark research bridges ?ike Hawai?i, science
The team developed a new Hawaiian name for the cookiecutter shark, nahunaiki, meaning “little bites.”
Giant clams thrive with Indigenous management in American Sāmoa
Giant clam populations in American Sāmoa are more stable and abundant than previously thought, demonstrating the effectiveness of community-based resource management.
Disease and trauma found in majority of whale, dolphin strandings
UH researchers analyzed 272 stranding investigations of 20 cetacean (whale and dolphin) species between 2006 and 2024.
Exploring life in the deep sea earns top dissertation award
Ellis focused her research on tiny deep-sea animals living more than two miles below the ocean surface in the Clarion-Clipperton Zone.
Helmsley awards more than $2.2M to advance UH medical training, research
Funding grants will go to the UH Cancer Center and John A. Burns School of Medicine.
Turf wars: Sharks vs. seabirds cause habitat shifts
Seasonal seabird nesting in the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands triggers shark turf wars and habitat shifts among different shark species according to UH research.
Football-field-sized balloon takes flight over Antarctica in quest for dark matter answers
The experiment is suspended from a football-field-sized balloon approximately 24 miles above Antarctica.
‘Jumping DNA’ innovation boosts gene therapy research at UH
UH 惭ā苍辞补 researchers use “jumping DNA” to advance precision gene therapy.
UH study reveals how ocean’s most abundant bacteria diversify
SAR11 marine bacteria are not a single uniform population but rather organize into stable, ecologically distinct groups shaped by their environment.
Mystery of Hawai?i phytoplankton bloom solved in UH research
UH research revealed the conditions that support phytoplankton blooms and offer the first comprehensive look at the anatomy of these events.