Biodiversity loss from deep-sea mining will be unavoidable
A team of marine scientists, resource economists and legal scholars call for more regulations on deep sea mining to minimize possibly irrevocable losses.
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Scientists, including UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹’s Tina Weatherby, in turn were able to grow a tumor-associated virus to better understand certain tumor diseases.
UH researchers help community understand and prepare for king tides
More than 200 people signed up to participate in the king tides project and contributed more than 900 photographs in May.
Nainoa Thompson: University of Hawai¡®i is the most important navigator
Countless Â鶹´«Ã½students, faculty, staff and alumni served ±á¨°ì¨±±ô±ðʻ²¹?s worldwide voyage as volunteers, navigators, captains and scientific researchers.
Forecasting coral disease outbreaks across Pacific Ocean
The Hawai?i Institute of Marine Biology was awarded a $1.026 million NASA grant to develop coral disease forecasting models for Â鶹´«Ã½, U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands and the Great Barrier Reef.
New wave buoy off Pearl Harbor to measure ocean conditions
Currents data, along with wave information, will help to enhance marine safety, navigation and harbor operations on °¿ʻ²¹³ó³Ü¡¯²õ south shore.
STEM teacher recruitment effort reaps $350,000 in funding for UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹
National Science Foundation grant will support training and recruitment of future scientists.
New Earth Science on Volcanic Islands summer internship begins
The internship program takes advantage of the unique tropical volcanic island and surrounding marine environments in Â鶹´«Ã½.
New evidence reveals source of 1586 Sanriku, Japan tsunami
Coral fragments from Kauaʻi suggest a mega-earthquake from the Aleutian Islands caused the tsunami.
New evidence of frost on moon¡¯s surface
Using data from NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, scientists have identified bright areas near the moon’s south pole that are cold enough to have frost present.