Once thought extinct, the azure-tailed skink is rediscovered on Hāmākua sea cliffs
Professor Emeritus of Biology Bill Mautz has authored an article about finding colonies of the Hawai‘i skink on the sea cliffs of Hāmākua.
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UH Hilo marine scientists recommend wastewater treatment plant for Puakō
The researchers have concluded that without a wastewater treatment plant, 69 percent of the Puakō area they sampled would be out of compliance with health department water quality standards.
UH Hilo pharmaceutical scientist Shugeng Cao scours the ʻāina for compounds to fight cancer
Shugeng Cao and team are focusing their research on natural anticancer and antibacterial molecules from marine microorganisms and terrestrial fungi and bacteria.
UH Hilo biologists publish study on complex ways birds communicate in tropical wet forests
In the study, Professor of Biology Patrick Hart and a team of researchers tested an acoustic hypothesis in two very noisy communities of birds in both Costa Rica and Hawai‘i. The data can help conservation efforts.
