Raising Islands--Hawai'i science and environment

THE source of news about science and the environment as they relate to the Hawaiian Islands, hosted by veteran science reporter Jan TenBruggencate. Issues covered include archaeology, astronomy, botany, climate science, conservation, efficient transportation, geology, marine sciences, sustainability and zoology, with occasional forays into other areas, including traditional navigation and canoe voyaging.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013

Hawaiian petrels forced to eat lower on food chain, industrial fishing blamed

Hawaiian petrels are eating far lower on the food chain, and a new study blames that on industrial fishing. The takeaway from that ...

Research: More carbon is flowing into the water than anyone knew

A lot of the planet’s carbon, which scientists assume is in the soil, is actually flowing into the water. And in some ways—from a c...

Saturday, June 8, 2013

Black holes were common in early universe: UH researcher

As many as one in five of the most energetic objects of the early universe were black holes—those fascinating deep space vacuum cleaner...

Monday, May 27, 2013

Bees and blooms: lots of buzz in iliau and `ohi`a right now

The honeybees of Koke`e are in the clover this month. Well, not so much clover, but they're a satisfied bunch of bees. There's ...

Thursday, May 23, 2013

Fishing gear dominates marine debris on Hawaiian beaches

Fishing gear continues to dominate the debris washing up on Hawaiian shores after the March 11, 2011, Japan tsunami. An islandwide ...

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