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Planet Spiraling To Its Doom Discovered By UH Astronomers

For the first time, astronomers have spotted an exoplanet with a decaying orbit around a star that resembles a future version of our Sun.

New Rat Lungworm Disease Resource To Help Doctors With Diagnosis, Treatment

As climate change continues, human cases of rat lungworm disease are anticipated to become more widespread globally, especially in places where the parasite that causes the disease is not yet present.

UH Lab Produces Building Blocks To DNA And RNA In Deep Space

The synthetic production of a critical building block called methanediamine for the first time by researchers in University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Department of Chemistry could lead to key insights into the origins of life.

El Niño ‘Flavors’ Help Unravel Past Variability, Future Response To Climate Change

As with many natural phenomena, scientists look to the climate of the past to understand what may lie ahead as Earth warms.

Pandemic Sheds Light On Tourism Impact On Hawaiʻi Water Supply

The relationship between tourism and water use on Oʻahu during the COVID-19 pandemic is described in a new study by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers. They

UH, Partners Lead First Statewide Food-System Planning Effort

To address the gap in state-level food system planning and policy, researchers across the University of Hawaiʻi System are facilitating the development of the first collaborative statewide food system planning effort.

Native Predatory Fish Help Control Invasive Species In Hawaiian Fishpond

Jacks and barracuda in Heʻeia fishpond eat Australian mullet, an invasive species introduced to Oʻahu waters in the 1950s.

Waikīkī Beach Studies Reveal Why Shoreline Is Chronically Eroding

Waikīkī Beach is at the center of Hawaiʻi’s tourism hub, with a valuation of $2.2 billion, according to a 2016 study.

5x More Rangers Needed To Manage Protected Areas Worldwide By 2030

A first study of its kind outlines an urgent need for larger numbers and better-supported protected area staff to ensure the health of life on Earth.

Reef Halos May Enable Coral Telehealth Checkup Worldwide

Coral reef halos, also known as grazing halos or sand halos, are bands of bare, sandy seafloor that surround coral patch reefs

Disease Carried By Cats, Pigs Kills 2 Spinner Dolphins In Hawaiian Waters

Two spinner dolphins died from toxoplasmosis after becoming infected with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii, according to researchers at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa Health and Stranding Lab.

ʻAhi Recovery Up, More Fish Caught Thanks To No-Fishing Zones

Carefully placed no-fishing zones can help to restore tunas and other large, iconic fish species, according to a study published in Science led by two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.

Hawaiian Corals Select Algae Partnerships To Help Survive Climate Change

Corals live symbiotically with a variety of microscopic algae that provide most of the energy corals require, and some algae can make coral more resilient to heat stress.

50% Of Earth’s Coral Reefs Face Climate Change Threat By 2035

Under a worst-case scenario, half of coral reef ecosystems worldwide will permanently face unsuitable conditions in just over a dozen years, if climate change continues unabated.

UH Research To Help Meteorologists Better Predict Dangerous Storms

Support for groundbreaking studies on torrential rainfall, lightning and severe thunderstorms in Hawaiʻi and Colorado is the focus of a long-term partnership between the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) and philanthropist Jonathan Merage.

UH Astronomers Map Distances To 56,000 Galaxies, Largest-Ever Catalog

How old is our universe, and what is its size? A team of researchers led by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa astronomers Brent Tully and Ehsan Kourkchi from the Institute for Astronomy have assembled the largest-ever compilation of high-precision galaxy distances, called Cosmicflows-4

Links Between Obesity, Teen Pregnancy Explored In Hawaiʻi-Brazil Research

Obesity rates among women in Latin America are particularly high (29% in 2016), and the region holds the second-highest rate of teen pregnancies in the world, with an estimated 18% of teen pregnancies among women under 20 years old, according to The United Nations Population Fund. Studies of adult women have found associations between teen pregnancy and obesity later in life, but it’s not entirely clear why these two phenomena are related.

Sources Of Staph, Fecal Bacteria Washing Into Hilo Bay Detected By UH Scientists

A newly published University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo study identifies the origins of the high levels of harmful bacteria that wash into Hilo Bay following heavy rainfall.

Elusive Atmospheric Wave Detected During Tonga Volcanic Eruption

The catastrophic eruption of the Hunga Tonga–Hunga Haʻapai volcano in 2022 triggered a special atmospheric wave that has eluded detection for the past 85 years.

Kona’s Groundwater Dependent Ecosystems’ Deep Value Described

The social and cultural values of groundwater dependent ecosystems (GDEs) on the west coast of Hawaiʻi Island were described in a new article published in Ecology & Society by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers.