Finding puts heat on carbon dioxide emission data

September 25th, 2009 by Cheryl Ernst | No Comments

Finding puts heat on carbon dioxide emission data

Sediment samples suggest carbon dioxide alone can’t explain the marked increase in global surface temperatures 55 million years ago.


Whale bone habitats similar to hydrothermal vents

September 23rd, 2009 by Malamalama Staff | 1 Comment

Whale bone habitats similar to hydrothermal vents

Whale carcasses create a rich life-supporting deep-sea ecosystem similar to the chemosynthetic habitats found at undersea cold seeps and hydrothermal vents.


Researchers look at deepest ocean floor

July 28th, 2009 by Cheryl Ernst | No Comments

Researchers look at deepest ocean floor

UH scientists participated as a new underwater vehicle visited the deep sea Mariana Trench for the first time since 1998.


Moon Missions

July 21st, 2009 by Malamalama Staff | 2 Comments

Moon Missions

Two groups of University of Hawaiʻi scientists are involved in research related to NASA’s plan to return humans to the Moon.


Students Learn to Cruise, Cruise to Learn

June 1st, 2009 by Kymber-Lee Char | No Comments

Students Learn to Cruise, Cruise to Learn

Grounding students in the work of ocean scientists.

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Under the Sea

March 10th, 2009 by Dale Moana Gilmartin | No Comments

Under the Sea

Scientist lives underwater to study sponges. Part 2 of a series on faculty members’ unusual working conditions.


Scientist recollects invention

March 3rd, 2009 by Malamalama Staff | No Comments

Scientist recollects invention

Scientist Klaus Keil’s contributions to geologic soil sample analysis continue, based on the solid state energy dispersive spectrometer he helped develop in 1968.


Marine Debris Awareness Month

October 9th, 2008 by Malamalama Staff | No Comments

Marine Debris Awareness Month

The Sea Grant Hanauma Bay Education program, in partnership with the Beach Environmental Awareness Campaign Hawaiʻi (B.E.A.C.H.), hosts a series of lectures about the pervasive problem of marine debris.


Algae vs. Greenhouse Gasses

August 29th, 2008 by Cheryl Ernst | No Comments

Algae vs. Greenhouse Gasses

What if tiny ocean organisms could whisk away excess greenhouse gasses? It’s a big idea to deal with a big problem, which is why Discovery Channel included a University of Hawaiʻi research cruise in the inaugural lineup of its new series, Discovery Project Earth.



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October 2009 issue of Malamalama, the magazine of the University of Hawaii System

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