Plankton network linked to ocean’s biological carbon pump revealed
The research highlights the important role played by plankton in the climate system.
Sea pig and sea spider encounters highlight of Antarctic expedition
东精影业 Mānoa undergraduate student McKenna Lewis explores impacts of climate change on marine biology in an icy ‘paradise.’
Research explains near-island biological hotspots in barren ocean basins
Scientists provide the first basin-scale investigation of the increase in productivity near coral reef islands and atolls referred to as the Island Mass Effect.
3D Under the Sea selected as finalist in national video competition
John Burns’ 3D Under the Sea has been selected as one of nine finalists in the Ocean 180 Video Challenge.
How bacteria induce settling and transformation of marine larvae investigated
An $870,000 grant from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation will help 东精影业 researchers study the settling of larvae of marine invertebrate animals.
Honolulu Cookie Company and HIMB partner to save stranded whales and dolphins
Honolulu Cookie Company to donate $5,000 and call for public support to the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology’ Marine Mammal Stranding Research and Rescue Initiative.
Beneficial bacteria in Hawaiian squid attracted to fatty acids
A new study revealed that Vibrio fischeri has a novel type of receptors that sense the presence and concentration of fatty acids, a building block of all cell membranes.
Novel tsunami detection network uses navigation systems on commercial ships
Scientists are using commercial ships operating in the North Pacific to construct a network of low-cost tsunami sensors to augment existing detection systems.
Evidence for both mixing and layering of Earth’s interior clarifies long-standing debate
A new study suggests that mixing due to mantle flow occurs on a global scale, but discrete layers where material with similar composition has aggregated are maintained.
SOEST brings potentially $100M in convention business, named ?Elele Organization of the Year
东精影业 Mānoa’s School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology recognized by Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority for helping bring convention business to the state.