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Gov. Josh Green marked Earth Day on Monday by naming two University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa scientists to key environmental positions in his administration. The pair recently published a paper titled “Earth at risk: An urgent call to end the age of destruction and forge a just and sustainable future."

U.S. Forest Service rangeland scientist Stephanie Yelenik has researched invasive grasslands in Hawaiʻi and several western states, as well as in South Africa. She spoke to The Conversation about a new study she led on invasive grasslands on Hawai’i Island.

Solar winds, magnetic fields and coronal mass ejections — how hot are they? Such is the world of Shadia Habbal from the University of Hawaiʻi Institute for Astronomy. She is en route to Arkansas for the best viewing of the total solar eclipse on April 8.

A UH astronomy professor details her work to prepare to study the upcoming solar eclipse; the need for furniture grows as Maui fire survivors move into longer-term housing; a Big Island author talks about using his work experience on Maunakea in his new novel set on the mountain; and a UH Hilo biology professor reflects on being featured in a popular PBS children's show

All eyes were on a rocket last week as it successfully launched into space with cargo for the International Space Station. On board was a satellite spearheaded by the University of Hawaiʻi. The Conversation talked to Hawaiʻi Institute of Geophysics and Planetology Director Robert Wright about the research it hopes to collect from the hyperthermal spectral imager.

New satellite set to deploy from the International Space Station will provide data on volcanic eruptions and wildfires; Big Island officials work to meet pickleball demand

Researchers looked at half a dozen racial and ethnic groups – more than 2,700 individuals – to study the impact of smoking on a person’s epigenetics.

The Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation has been slowing down over the last century, and certain climate change factors may bring the current system past the point of no return.

You've heard of organ transplants, but what about the benefits of sound transplants? For coral reefs, an acoustic footprint called a soundscape is a critical indicator of their health. The Conversation spoke to Nadège Aoki, the graduate student who led the new study, about using sound to rehabilitate coral reefs.

A nearly 100-year mystery has finally been solved. How did a bee from Australia manage to establish itself 2,000 miles away in Polynesia? The Conversation talked to lead study author James Dorey of the University of Wollongong.