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Could New Theory Answer What Causes Landslides On Mars?

Using Mars orbiter data, field observations and laboratory experiments, a team of researchers, including Peter Englert, professor in the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST), developed a new theory about what is causing landslides on the surface of Mars.

Modern Human Brain Originated in Africa Around 1.7 Million Years Ago

The human brain as we know it today is relatively young. It evolved about 1.7 million years ago when the culture of stone tools in Africa became increasingly complex. A short time later, the new Homo populations spread to Southeast Asia, researchers from the University of Zurich have now shown using computed tomography analyses of fossilized skulls.

The Game’s Afoot in Virtual Chemistry Lab

Rice instructors ‘gamify’ video-recorded experiment for undergraduates

COVID-19 Has Changed Transportation Around The World

The worldwide impacts of COVID-19 on transportation planning and transport operations are covered in an academic journal’s special issue edited by a University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa faculty member.

Patent-Pending Tech Extracts Energy From Fresh, Salt Water

A game-changing discovery by University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers reveals a more efficient method of extracting energy when freshwater and saltwater mix

Texas A&M Researchers Study Possibility Of Rooftop Solar Photovoltaic Grid-Tied System

The team is studying the adoption of these systems as an alternative to fossil fuel-based power plants.

Facts About COVID-19, Post-Pandemic Life Highlighted In Journal

A comprehensive review of the COVID-19 pandemic, led by University of Hawaiʻi Cancer Center researcher Michele Carbone, was published in the Journal of Thoracic Oncology.

Native Hawaiian Groups Meet Community Need During COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened many of the problems faced by Native Hawaiian communities, but in a new paper, public health researchers detail the numerous efforts of Native Hawaiian-led groups that show these communities’ strength and resilience.

Non-Native Birds Take Over Oʻahu, Alter Seed Dispersal

The introduction of invasive, non-native species to Hawaiʻi has made the islands one of the most altered ecosystems on the planet

Climate, Carbon Cycle Trends Of The Past 50 Million Years Reconciled

Predictions of future climate change require a clear and nuanced understanding of Earth’s past climate. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers solved a controversy that has been debated in scientific literature for decades by fully reconciling climate and carbon cycle trends of the past 50 million years.

Elephant Ecosystems in Decline

Study examining habitats across centuries reveals an urgent need for sustainable land-use and conservation strategies to avoid dangers for wildlife and human communities

New Crispr Tech Targets Human Genome’s Complex Code

Rice’s programmable CRISPR/Cas9-based kinase offers insights into, control over regulatory histone proteins

‘Defective’ Carbon Simplifies Hydrogen Peroxide Production

Plasma processing modifies carbon black powder to catalyze valuable chemical

Failed Storage Tanks Pose Atmospheric Risks During Disasters

Rice study models how spilled chemicals likely spread during Ike, Harvey

Elephant Seals Drift Off to Sleep While Diving Far Below the Ocean Surface

Brainwave patterns show elephant seals take short naps while holding their breath on deep dives, averaging just 2 hours of sleep per day while at sea

Research Could Dramatically Lower Cost of Electron Sources

Rice, Los Alamos make low-cost, scalable photocathodes from halide perovskites

Study Shows Why Anesthetic Stops Cell’s Walkers in Their Tracks

Simulations show how propofol disrupts stride of kinesins that carry cargo

A Little Soap Simplifies Making 2d Nanoflakes

Rice lab’s experiments refine processing of hexagonal boron nitride

New Catalyst Moves Seawater Desalination, Hydrogen Production Closer to Commercialization

Fast, One-Step Assembly at Room Temperature Yields High Efficiency at Low Cost

Scientists Solve Long-Standing Mystery By A Whisker

UC Riverside mouse study shows where in the brain sensory input is transformed to movement