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Secrets To Southern Ocean’s Critical Role In Slowing Climate Change Revealed

A new paper provides insights on one of the most important factors in the Southern Oceanic carbon cycle, the “biological pump,” where carbon is utilized by organisms at the surface and transferred to ocean depths, away from contact with the atmosphere

First Look At Tropical Blooming Trees Using Space Satellites

For the first time, a tropical mass flowering of various tree species was viewed from space using satellite technology.

Engineering Professor’s Article Nets 2nd-Highest Downloads In Prestigious Journal

A journal article on engineering management by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa College of Engineering faculty member is approaching 190,000 downloads, the second highest among the 145,000 articles published in the American Society of Civil Engineers’ (ASCE) 35 journals.

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.

Less Limu Pālahalaha? Study Looks At Ways To Protect Native Seaweed Species

Climate change and increased groundwater pumping are likely to decrease the abundance of limu pālahalaha (Ulva sp.), a native and culturally important limu (native seaweed), and increase the habitat suitability of Hypnea musciformis, an invasive seaweed in coastal groundwater dependent ecosystems in Kona

How To Eat A Poison Butterfly

Monarch predators evolved rare cellular mutations

Magdalena Bezanilla Named Fellow of American Society of Plant Biologists

The honor recognizes distinguished and long-term contributions to plant biology.

When Bees Get A Taste For Dead Things

Meat-eating ‘vulture bees’ sport acidic guts

Bezanilla Lab - New Insights into Plant Cellulose Production

The Bezanilla lab has published its findings on the mechanisms used by plants to synthesize cellulose in a current article in The Journal of Cell Biology.

“Magic Wand” Reveals A Colorful Nano-World

Novel color photography using a high-efficiency probe can super-focus white light into a 6-nanometer spot for nanoscale color imaging

Guerinot Lab Identifies Proteins Involved in Photoprotection during Iron Deficiency

Prof. Mary Lou Guerinot, Dr. Garo Akmakjian, Guarini '18 and Nabilia Riaz, Guarini '22 have identified proteins that protect plants during iron deficiency.

Light-Powered Soft Robots Could Suck Up Oil Spills

Water striders, steam engines inspire slicker picker-upper

Study Solves Textbook Problem: How Cells Know Their Size

Dartmouth 'basic science' research could unlock complex medical challenges.

Beautiful Collaboration' Advances Research on Freshwater Blooms

A Dartmouth-led study urges more complete study of harmful cyanobacteria.

Emma Esterman '20: Senior Thesis Work Published

Bacterial Gene Transfer Agents have distinct DNA packaging machinery

Combined Treatments Are the Most Effective to Stop Smoking, Study Finds

Combination therapies, particularly varenicline and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) combined, are the most effective tobacco cessation pharmacotherapies,

The Smarter the Bird, the More Mental Stimulation It Needs in Captivity, a Study Has Found

Researchers have discovered that intelligent birds have unique welfare needs in captivity.

Allergies Including Asthma and Hay Fever Not Linked to Mental Health Traits

Allergic diseases such as asthma, atopic dermatitis and hay fever do not cause the onset of mental health conditions or vice versa,