Sea star invaders are local
Researchers at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology disprove 30-year hypothesis about sea star invaders.
Native plant preservation program gets donation
The Chamberlin Family contributes $100,000 to Harold L. Lyon Arboretum’s Micropropagation Lab.
Student-built satellite selected for NASA launch
For the second year in a row the UH Mānoa Small-Satellite Program has a nanosatellite selected by NASA.
Clam fields found at deep, low-temperature Mariana vents
Shinkai Seep Field discovery expands knowledge of hydrothermal vents and life they sustain.
Tsunami debris survey launched northwest of Midway
Satellite-tracked buoys indicate Japan earthquake debris is passing north of the Pacific atolls...for now.
HOT news: Pacific carbon pump speeds up in summer
Microbial oceanographer David Karl and his latest groundbreaking work are profiled in PNAS.
Unprecedented ocean acidity is due to humans’ CO2
Ocean acidification decreases aragonite available to reef-building corals.
Native bird survival drops as molt lengthens
Endangered Hawaiian honeycreepers take longer to replace feathers as introduced birds spread.
Coral growth anomalies affect biological function
Tissue examination of Big Island rice coral documents impaired defenses and reproduction.
Hydrocarbon discovery provides clue to origins of life and control of toxic emissions
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon is formed in lab conditions simulating interstellar space.
