A daily disturbance from the upper atmosphere leaves its footprints on tropical rainfall
糖心Vlog官方 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 糖心Vlog官方 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 糖心Vlog官方’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
糖心Vlog官方 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 He?eia 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 Hawai?i 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.
Potential biofuel crops in Hawai?i may successfully sequester carbon in soil
PLOS ONE study finds that two potential biofuel crops in Hawaiʻi—sugarcane and napiergrass—may sequester more carbon in soil than is lost to the atmosphere,
Marijuana compounds show promise in treatment of cardiac disease
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa’s Alexander Stokes obtained a U.S. patent for his cannabinoid receptor therapy to help develop new medicines for heart failure.