Kauaʻi losing Hawaiian honeycreepers songs
The researchers did the study on Kauaʻi because it is in crisis mode: bird populations are crashing due to disease and habitat loss, and with that, the species are losing their songs.
Scientists reveal new pathway for carbon chemistry to evolve in space
Researchers produced a ringed, carbon-containing molecule by combining two highly reactive chemical species that are called free radicals because they contain unpaired electrons.
Are black holes made of dark energy?
UH Mānoa researchers have identified and corrected a subtle error that was made when applying Einstein’s equations to model the growth of the universe
Kīlauea lava fuels phytoplankton bloom off Hawaiʻi Island
Biological response hinges on unexpectedly high concentrations of nitrate, despite the negligible amount of nitrogen in basaltic lava.
Icebergs delay Southern Hemisphere future warming
Climate researchers, including those at the School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology, have quantified for the first time the effect of Antarctic iceberg calving.
New publication helps communities rebuild safer, smarter
Guidance for Disaster Recovery Preparedness in Hawaiʻi is designed to help coastal communities plan to recover from disasters before they strike.
Key phosphorus-based molecule for life on Earth may have come from Space
A meteor could be the vessel to have brought a key ingredient to life on Earth, according to researchers at UH Mānoa.
Whale moms, calves whisper to avoid predators
The findings of an international team of researchers, including Lars Bejder from the UH Marine Mammal Research Program, shed light on southern right whales communication.
Booklet helps keiki understand dementia and memory loss
Researchers at the Myron B. Thompson School of Social Work wrote the story to explain the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and available support resources.
More accurate weather forecasts made with UH’s improved computer model
School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology atmospheric science researchers discovered a new approach that more efficiently represents the slopes of terrain in numerical weather prediction models.
