Microbial takeover on coral reefs?
Reading time: 3 minutes New study co-authored by UH Mānoa assistant professor Craig Nelson explores how microbialization destroys links in delicate marine food chain.
Heat trumps cold in the treatment of jellyfish stings
Reading time: 3 minutes A recent study by researchers at UH Mānoa may finally put to rest the ongoing debate about whether to use cold or heat to treat jellyfish stings.
Four new algae species discovered in Hawaiʻi’s deep waters
Reading time: 2 minutes UH Mānoa researchers announced the discovery of four new species of deep-water algae from Hawaiʻi.
UH Hilo marine science team publishes chapter on corals in Hawaiian culture
Reading time: 2 minutes Three UH Hilo graduates and professor Misaki Takabayashi author a chapter in Ethnobiology of Corals and Coral Reefs
Coral reef society honors UH Mānoa professor
Reading time: 2 minutes UH Mānoa professor Mark Hixon recognized as a first-cohort Fellow of the International Society for Reef Studies
Sea pig and sea spider encounters highlight of Antarctic expedition
Reading time: 4 minutes UH Mānoa undergraduate student McKenna Lewis explores impacts of climate change on marine biology in an icy ‘paradise.’
How bacteria induce settling and transformation of marine larvae investigated
Reading time: 3 minutes An $870,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will help UH researchers study the settling of larvae of marine invertebrate animals.
New experiments determine effective treatments for box jelly stings
Reading time: 3 minutes UH Mānoa researchers developed an array of highly innovative experiments to allow scientists to safely test first-aid measures used for box jellyfish stings.
Honolulu Cookie Company and HIMB partner to save stranded whales and dolphins
Reading time: 2 minutes Honolulu Cookie Company to donate $5,000 and call for public support to the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology’ Marine Mammal Stranding Research and Rescue Initiative.
Beneficial bacteria in Hawaiian squid attracted to fatty acids
Reading time: 3 minutes A new study revealed that Vibrio fischeri has a novel type of receptors that sense the presence and concentration of fatty acids, a building block of all cell membranes.
