Visualizing galaxy orbits in the local supercluster
A team of astronomers, including Brent Tully from the Institute for Astronomy, has produced the most detailed map of the orbits of galaxies.
Power up with water drops
A research team has developed a new method of generating electricity from water drops moving on water-resistant surfaces.
Origin of modern humans more complicated than originally thought
A new study calls for a re-evaluation of our understanding of when and how humans left Africa and what happened once they arrived in Asia.
Mealani Research Station is breeding success
Mealani Research Station, an agricultural experiment station of the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources, is the perfect living lab for researching cattle production in the tropics and subtropics.
Researchers chart economic inequality across the ages
Researchers saw disparities in wealth mount with the rise of agriculture, specifically the domestication of plants and large animals, and increased social organization.
Critical shortage of care found in Hawai‘i’s early learning system
A new report from the Center on the Family finds that Hawaiʻi lacks sufficient childcare and preschool seats to meet the community’s needs, and has some of the nation’s least-affordable care.
Mobile app for visually impaired field tested at Yosemite National Park
Researchers at UH Mānoa conducted user testing at Yosemite National Park of the UniD mobile app, which is is designed to make national parks brochures accessible to those who have trouble seeing them.
There’s a deeper fish in the sea
An international team of researchers discover a Mariana snailfish, which thrives at depths of up to about 8,000 meters (26,200 feet) along the Mariana Trench near Guam.
Prestigious physics journal publishes professor’s fluid dynamics paper
Underground aquifers, coastal habitats and water filtration systems dealing with the flow of water containing suspended particles were examined.
UH scientists sign second warning notice to humanity
Fifty scientists from the University of Hawaiʻi are among the more than 15,000 scientists who signed the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity: A Second Notice.
