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Extinct Ground Sloth Was An Omnivore, Not Vegetarian

A study co-authored by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists suggests that Mylodon—a ground sloth that lived in South America until about 10,000 to 12,000 years ago—was not a strict vegetarian like all of its living relatives.

New Study Proposes Expansion Of Universe Directly Impacts Black Hole Growth

Over the past 6 years, gravitational wave observatories have been detecting black hole mergers, verifying a major prediction of Albert Einstein’s theory of gravity.

How the Pandemic Has Triggered a Cycle of Mental Health Struggles and Physical Inactivity

A large, multi-state study highlights how the COVID-19 pandemic has created a cyclical public health problem by both exacerbating mental health challenges and making it more difficult for people to maintain physical activity.

UH Researcher Pushes Limit of When Water Will Freeze

Gets a Good Look at Tiny Freezing Water Droplets

Cartilage Resurfacing Implant Reduces Pain, Restores Hip Joint Function in Dogs

A textile-based implant containing cartilage derived from stem cells reduced pain and restored hip joint function to baseline levels in a study of dogs with symptoms of moderate osteoarthritis.

Anti-Gay Slurs Not Targeted Just at Gay Men

Threatened Straight Men Likely to Use Slurs Against Other Straight Men

Researchers Develop Toolkit to Test Apple Security, Find Vulnerability

Researchers from North Carolina State University have developed a software toolkit that allows users to test the hardware security of Apple devices.

Physicists Probe Light Smashups to Guide Future Research

Understanding photon collisions could aid search for physics beyond the Standard Model

Sex and the Symbiont: Can Algae Hookups Help Corals Survive?

Rice biologists’ discovery can be used to help climate-challenged reefs survive for now

American Chemical Society Honors Gustavo Scuseria

Rice professor wins Award in Theoretical Chemistry for career of breakthroughs

Corps of Engineers Funds Bid to ‘Flash’ Waste into Useful Materials

Grant to Rice enables expansion of discovery that produced graphene from food and plastic.

Urban Mining for Metals Flashes Electronic Trash into Treasure

Flash Joule heating by Rice lab recovers precious metals from electronic waste in seconds

Manganese Makes Its Mark in Drug Synthesis

Rice lab finds common metal more efficient at catalyzing pharma building blocks

Working Mothers Who Feel in Control of Schedule More Likely to Embrace Healthy Habits

A present-focused mindset made mothers more likely to maintain a feeling of control as demands on their time increased.

$5.6M For Abdominal Fat, Cancer Research In High-Risk Hawaiʻi Groups

University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researchers have received a five-year, $5.6 million grant to help reduce intra-abdominal fat, overall body fat and to improve cancer-related biomarkers and gut microbiome functions for high-risk ethnic groups in Hawaiʻi.

Potential Direct Ancestor Of Modern Humans Identified

A direct ancestor to modern humans has been identified, providing clarity to an important chapter in human evolution.

Indigenous Scientist Calls For Research Funding Change

A University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa graduate student outlines a powerful approach to increase equity and inclusion of Indigenous knowledge and communities in science—reframing funding strategies

Gene X Interactions May Help Reduce Mesothelioma Risk

Researchers have recently discovered that certain enzymes binded to each other may help lessen the risk of developing mesothelioma, a cancer of the lining of the lungs and abdomen

Anticorrosion Coating Sets New Benchmark

Rice engineers develop flexible, self-healing material to protect steel from the elements

This Pyramid Scheme Could Be Helpful

Rice chemists discover mechanism in controlled growth of tetrahedron-shaped nanoparticles