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Martian clays could help reveal environmental conditions on early Earth

Martian clays could help reveal environmental conditions on early Earth

June 19, 2013  |  Comments

UH Mānoa NASA Astrobiology Institute discover chemical in Martian meteorite that may play an important role in the origin of life on Earth.

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Astronomers discover black holes were abundant among earliest stars

Astronomers discover black holes were abundant among earliest stars

June 14, 2013  |  1 Comment

UH Mānoa astronomer Guenther Hasinger and team discover the existence of black holes during initial galaxy formation.

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Long-duration space exploration study awarded NASA grant

Long-duration space exploration study awarded NASA grant

June 14, 2013  |  Comments

A HI-SEAS study, led by UH Mānoa, has been awarded $1.2 million by NASA to continue research on astronaut performance during long-duration space travels.

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Delving into the origins of tropical marine biodiversity

Delving into the origins of tropical marine biodiversity

June 11, 2013  |  Comments

Marine biologists publish research explaining Hawaiʻi’s ability to both import and export marine biodiversity.

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Climate researchers discover new rhythm for El Nino

Climate researchers discover new rhythm for El Nino

June 7, 2013  |  Comments

UH Mānoa’s Malte Stuecker, Fei-Fei Jin and Axel Timmermann discover the reason behind El Niño’s weather patterns.

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Tropical upper atmosphere “fingerprint” of global warming discovered

Tropical upper atmosphere “fingerprint” of global warming discovered

June 6, 2013  |  Comments

International Pacific Research Center’s Kevin Hamilton uses upper atmosphere behavior to predict future global warming.

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Sea level influenced tropical climate during the last ice age

Sea level influenced tropical climate during the last ice age

May 30, 2013  |  Comments

International Pacific Research Center scientist Pedro DiNezio discovers the tropical climate’s response to glaciation.

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Muslim women wearing headscarfs face job discrimination

Muslim women wearing headscarfs face job discrimination

May 30, 2013  |  3 Comments

A study by UH Mānoa’s Sonia Ghumman found that Hijabis (Muslim women who wear headscarfs) encountered discrimination when seeking employment.

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Scientists predict abundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral

Scientists predict abundance and distribution of Hawaiian coral

May 29, 2013  |  Comments

UH Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology researchers develope species distribution models of the six dominant Hawaiian coral species around the main Hawaiian Islands.

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Scientists discover clues about plant evolution

Scientists discover clues about plant evolution

May 22, 2013  |  Comments

UH Mānoa’s Ray Ming, Robert Paull and Nancy Chen have reported the genome sequence for sacred lotus.

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