The ocean¡¯s most abundant organisms have clear daily cycles
Scientists discover that communities of ocean microbes have their own daily cycles, results published in Science.
New tools forecast potential sea level flooding events
A team of physical oceanographers working with the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System has developed new tools to forecast potential inundation events.
Whales revealed as marine ecosystem engineers
A recent study published in Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment reevaluates the role whales play in marine ecosystems.
³¢¨?¾±³ó¾± Seamount¡¯s iron-oxidizing bacteria focus of ocean expedition
UH Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology leads an expedition to the Lōʻihi Seamount.
New understanding of ocean passageway could aid climate change forecasts
The passageway that links the Pacific Ocean to the Indian Ocean is acting differently because of climate change, and now its new behavior could, in turn, affect climate in both ocean basins in new ways.
UH students return from final Schmidt Ocean Institute expedition
UH marine science student examined small crustaceans on the final student expedition aboard Schmidt Ocean Institute's R/V Falkor.
Largest ever private award to UH funds microbial oceanography research
The School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology and the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education has been awarded $40 million from the Simons Foundation.
New model predicts Ala Wai Canal brown water runoff
UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ oceanographers and the Pacific Islands Ocean Observing System have created the PacIOOS Ala Wai Turbidity Plume Model.
In Memoriam: Oceanographer and big-wave surfer Ricky Grigg
The UH community was saddened by news of the passing of School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology Emeritus Researcher Richard “Ricky” Grigg.
Antarctic ice-sheet less stable than previously assumed
A Nature article points to an unstable Antarctic ice sheet that can abruptly reorganize Southern Hemisphere climate and cause rapid global sea level rise.