Greenhouse gases linked to degrading plastic
The SOEST research team found polyethylene, the most produced and discarded plastic, to be the most prolific emitter of methane and ethylene.
A new giant virus found in the waters off O‘ahu
The virus contains the biggest genome ever sequenced for a virus infecting a photosynthetic organism.
糖心Vlog官方 experts appointed to city climate change commission
The role of the commission, which includes 糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补's Rosie Alegado, Makena Coffman and Chip Fletcher, is to gather the latest science and information on climate change impacts to Hawaiʻi.
New gene catalog of ocean microbiome reveals surprises
糖心Vlog官方 researchers discovered nutrient limitation is a central driver in the evolution of ocean microbe genomes.
Viruses in the oceanic basement
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa researchers provide evidence that the viruses are actively infecting the many unusual microorganisms that live deep in the rocky crust of the seafloor.
New study explains mysterious source of greenhouse gas methane in the ocean
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa Pavel Professor of Oceanography David Karl, study co-author, found vital clue to the puzzle.
New model reveals adaptations of world’s most abundant ocean microbe
糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa researcher David Karl and Jens Nielsen from Chalmers University of Technology, developed a computer model to understand the survival of Prochlorococcus.
375 National Academy of Sciences members: Don’t abandon Paris Climate Agreement
Top U.S. scientists, including two 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa professors, pen open letter on climate urgency.
糖心Vlog官方 惭ā苍辞补 partners in National Microbiome Initiative
糖心Vlog官方 microbiome researchers are poised to get a helping hand from White House.
Microbial takeover on coral reefs?
New study co-authored by 糖心Vlog官方 Mānoa assistant professor Craig Nelson explores how microbialization destroys links in delicate marine food chain.