Extinct ground sloth was an omnivore, not vegetarian
Based on a chemical analysis of amino acids preserved in sloth hair, the researchers uncovered evidence that this gigantic extinct sloth was an omnivore.
东精影业 startup improves flood-risk management in 54 U.S. communities
Hohonu, Inc. provides environmental water level monitoring to help communities adapt to climate change.
$2.7M for ocean floats, satellites to give 东精影业 scientists new ocean, climate insights
Seth Bushinsky received four grants totaling more than $2.7 million to use satellites and ocean floats to gain new insights into the global ocean.
San Andreas Fault-like tectonics discovered on Saturn moon Titan
东精影业 research suggests strike-slip faulting may be active on Titan, deforming the icy surface.
From LEGOs to lasers, 东精影业 student’s passion for science continues
John Fast joined the Department of Atmospheric Sciences at the 东精影业 Mānoa after his interest in weather patterns was sparked by a project about wind energy.
$1.33M grant to better understand, forecast Hawai?i’s complex weather and climate
东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 scientists will deploy dozens of climate stations to collect critical data.
Earth’s inner core may contain both soft and hard iron
Research suggests that Earth’s “solid” inner core is, in fact, endowed with a range of liquid, soft and hard structures which vary across the top 150 miles of the inner core.
Nobel Prize in physics awarded to 2 pioneers of climate science
Klaus Hasselmann and Sykuro “Suki” Manabe share this year’s Nobel Prize in Physics, both with ties to the International Pacific Research Center and SOEST.
Innovative technologies advance marine health solutions
Eight graduate students participated in a month-long course at the Hawaiʻi Institute of Marine Biology to apply innovative technologies to their own research.
Sample snagged from asteroid arrives for 东精影业 analysis
东精影业 planetary scientists are studying samples of the asteroid Ryugu, returned to Earth by the Hayabusa 2 spacecraft.