Students engineer COVID-19 forecast model
The model forecasts cumulative confirmed cases and deaths across Honolulu, Kauaʻi, 麻豆传媒 and Maui counties.
Mega plant-eaters at highest risk of extinction
A new study suggests that modern-day plant-eaters weighing more than 2,200 pounds are at greater risk of extinction than other types of animals.
Waikīkī Aquarium adds non-native coral species to its collection
The colonies included a purple branching coral that was unlike any native branching corals observed in the main Hawaiian Islands.
Project preps traffic for self-driving cars, more
Devices have been installed at more than 30 intersections along Nimitz Highway and Ala Moana Boulevard.
New online series explores critical issues facing Hawai?i
The Hanauma Bay Education Program seminar series is offering special programming every Thursday from 2–3 p.m. in August.
Instagrammed betel nut practices hint at relevant cessation strategies
Instagram content featured the betel nut, betel palm tree or betel pepper leaves, as well as areca nut preparation practices.
Fish diversity reduced in world’s hottest coral reef
The study examined ‘cryptobenthic’ fishes at the base of coral reef food webs in the Arabian Gulf and Sea of Oman.
UH underwater vehicle charging station wins national competition
Hālona is a mobile wave-powered autonomous underwater vehicle docking station designed to collect oceanographic data.
UH scientists to search for ancient life with Mars 2020 rover
Perseverance, the most sophisticated rover NASA has ever sent to Mars, will launch on July 30.
New funding for UH vog research to sharpen statewide forecasts
The VMAP project received three years of new funding to improve its ability to provide statewide forecasts of vog.