As tropical forests experience chronic drying and more extreme droughts due to climate change, some plants are adapting by growing longer root systems to reach water deep within soils, according to a study published in November in New Phytologist. 

Arsenic leaking from abandoned gold mines can harm forest ecosystems by entering soils and affecting soil organisms. 

After graduating from Kalaheo High School, Hope Kanoa knew she wanted to focus on Hawaiʻi’s water resources while attending the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. 

A recent study from Earth and Planetary Science Letters is the first to directly link earthquakes to climate change-induced glacial melt. 

Australia is home to extraordinary reptiles and frogs, from giant lace monitors to tiny alpine froglets.

These volcanic formations — at least 14 large mountains and numerous smaller elevations — act as veritable oases of life in the deep ocean, concentrating nutrients and modifying the circulation of underwater currents.

Beaches around the world are undergoing a process known as “coastal squeeze” due to a combination of rising sea levels caused by climate change and urbanization in coastal areas. 

Fifteen years after the devastating Deepwater Horizon oil spill poured an estimated 134 million gallons of oil into the marine environment, vital long-term monitoring work involving University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa oceanographers continues to chart the slow path to recovery for the region’s deep-sea coral communities, providing critical information to guide their restoration. 

Rebecca Stup ’23, MS ’26, is a master’s student in the lab of Antonio DiTommaso, a weed ecologist and associate dean and director of the Cornell University Agricultural Experiment Station (Cornell AES). 

Temperate rainforests are among the rarest habitats on Earth, supporting unique biodiversity and providing vital benefits from climate regulation and natural flood management to supporting human wellbeing.