Projections for Hawaii’s climate future are raising concerns about fire risk, ecosystems and freshwater supplies for homes and agriculture.
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Conventional agriculture offers farmers few choices about which crops to grow or how to raise them. A new approach uses computing to construct better strategies with lower environmental impacts.
For the first time, researchers have been able to produce estimates of the rate of hate crimes against LGBTQ people.
The new discovery echoes a mission in 1931, when a five-day zeppelin flight sent robots to the stratosphere and redrew the maps of the high Arctic.
Jumlah terbesar penyakit yang diperparah oleh perubahan iklim melibatkan penularan melalui vektor, seperti yang disebarkan oleh nyamuk, kelelawar atau hewan pengerat.
Rising concern about possible environmental damage from the active ingredients in sunscreens could have ripple effects on public health if it causes people to use less of them.
Una reciente investigación confirma que las inundaciones, el calor extremo y otros peligros climáticos aumentan el contacto entre humanos y agentes patógenos y afectan a la capacidad del organismo para combatir enfermedades.
It’s not just mosquitos. Flooding, extreme heat and other climate-related hazards are bringing people into contact with pathogens more often, and affecting people’s ability to fight off disease.
A phenomenon first theorized over 200 years ago is also a telltale sign of nuclear tests.
El reverendo Sereno Edwards Bishop movilizó a los capitanes de los barcos para rastrear las extraordinarias puestas de sol que aparecen en todo el mundo después de la erupción del Krakatoa en 1883.
The Rev. Sereno Edwards Bishop mobilized ship captains to track the extraordinary sunsets appearing around the world after Krakatau erupted in 1883.
As invasive species transform the world, frontline agencies take solace that species needing unique partners can’t invade alone. A new study on figs shows they may find new partners to invade anyway.
Kekosongan regulasi yang operasional menjadi salah satu faktor terhambatnya layanan pembelajaran untuk anak-anak autis yang memadai. Kolaborasi antara aktor pendidikan dan masyarakat juga kurang.
Perlindungan pemerintah terhadap buruh sawit perempuan masih minim hingga detik ini.
A public debate recently erupted among global taxonomists. Strongly-worded ripostes were exchanged. A comparison to Stalin was floated. But eventually, they worked it out.
Genetic information that could help finger the next infectious threat is stored in museums around the world.
Beyond buying a fish tank or house plants, there are a number of creative ways to bring nature’s calming effects into your home.
Trump’s recent executive order to keep meat plants open is premised on a lie: that a meat shortage is a food shortage.
In the 1790s, penal reformers rebuilt America’s squalid jails as airy, hygienic places meant to keep residents – and by extension society – healthy. Now they’re hotbeds of COVID-19. What went wrong?
People think they’re good at detecting disinformation, but most people actually aren’t. A group of researchers searches for the best way to help users steer clear of online deception campaigns.
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PhD candidate, University of Hawaii
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Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School of Law, Author of Skimmed: Breastfeeding, Race, and Injustice, University of Hawaii
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Hawaii
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Associate Professor of Biology, University of Hawaii
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Professor Emeritus, University of Hawaii
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Ph.D. Candidate in Geography and Environmental Science, University of Hawaii
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Ph.D. Candidate in Entomology, University of Hawaii
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Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Sciences, University of Hawaii
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Professor of Architecture, University of Hawaii
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Associate Professor of Tropical Plants & Soil Sciences, University of Hawaii
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Associate Professor of Information Technology Management, University of Hawaii
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Professor of Social Work, University of Hawaii
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Associate lecturer, University of Hawaii
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Professor of Pediatrics and Principal Investigator, Pacific Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases Research, University of Hawaii
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Professor of Biology and Director, Kewalo Marine Laboratory, University of Hawaii
