Insidious coral killer invading Palmyra Atoll reef
Researchers discovered a corallimorph recently changed and became much more invasive in reefs at Palmyra Atoll.
Infectious disease found in Hawai?i dolphin could spark mass marine mammal deaths
糖心Vlog官方 Health and Stranding Lab conducted a necropsy and published the first report of morbillivirus discovered in a Fraser’s dolphin.
Native Hawaiian scientists sail to Papahānaumokuākea
The 15-day scientific research voyage is aimed at collecting data to develop strategies for climate change.
Fish friendships increase chances of survival
Researchers studied how the presence of friends versus strangers affected how fish responded to a predator threat.
Blue coral’s secret sunscreen may save reefs
This coral not only produces a protein that imparts the deep blue color, but also acts as a natural sunscreen to filter out harmful UV radiation.
Cracking the code of coral reef resilience
Crawford Drury was awarded $950,000 for his project which aims to speed up the natural evolution of heat resilient corals.
Indigenous practices could assist endangered waterbird recovery
The findings provide useful information in discussions at the federal level to down-list the endangered aeʻo to the level of “threatened.”
New class of marine phytoplankton named for 糖心Vlog官方 professor
A new taxonomic class of oceanic phytoplankton has been named in honor of Michael Rappé, a professor at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology.
Newly discovered species of Ehu named after 糖心Vlog官方 biologist
The new species was named “Etelis boweni” in recognition of the contributions of 糖心Vlog官方 researcher Brian Bowen.
Rare pygmy killer whales’ deterioration documented using 糖心Vlog官方 drone tech
Drone technology by the 糖心Vlog官方 Marine Mammal Research Program was used to document rapid weight loss in a group of distressed pygmy killer whales off Maui in 2019.