Hottest, most buoyant hotspots draw from primordial reservoir deep in the Earth
Findings in Nature journal are based on original 2012 study by UH Manoa geologist Jasper Konter.
UH Mānoa receives top international ranking for earth and environmental sciences
Research in ocean and marine sciences along with geology, geophysics and mineral physics and climate sciences contributed to the Nature Index ranking.
A daily disturbance from the upper atmosphere leaves its footprints on tropical rainfall
UH Mānoa researcher Takatoshi Sakazaki published a study in Geophysical Research Letters to determine the root cause of the temporal patterns.
New study revises estimate of the greatest mass extinction
The research by UH Mānoa’s Steven Stanley introduces new methods for calculating mass extinction and provides a more accurate picture of the history of life on Earth.
Native squid and its bacterium may help human and environmental health
The Hawaiian bobtail squid is helping build UH’s microbiome research capacity.
Newly discovered intergalactic void repels Milky Way
By identifying the Dipole Repeller, researchers are able to explain both the direction of the Milky Way’s motion and its velocity relative to the rest of the Universe.
New ocean observations improve understanding of motion
UH Mānoa oceanographer Bo Qiu determined limitations of using sea level height to calculate ocean circulation.
Mission V crew enters HI-SEAS Mars simulation habitat on Mauna Loa
Six astronaut-like crewmembers entered a geodesic dome located 8,200 feet above sea level on Mauna Loa, which will serve as their home for the next eight months.
NOAA designates Heʻeia National Estuarine Research Reserve
The estuarine reserve protects a section of an estuary and provides a living laboratory to explore and understand the important areas where rivers meet the sea.
Environmental science undergraduate students make new Hawaiʻi discoveries
Mia Delano and Kaitlyn Nelson conducted research on coral’s tolerance to changing ocean conditions and the vulnerability of Hawaiʻi communities to projected sea level rise.
