Science

The bone collector caterpillar lives in spiderwebs along the Waiʻanae Mountains and evades capture by encasing itself in the skeletons of the spider's victims and the spider's own shed skin. HPR's Maddie Bender has more.

Sea level rise in Hawaiʻi is progressing at a faster pace than previously thought. The Conversation spoke to Richelle Moskvichev, a researcher at the University of Hawaiʻi Mānoa School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology.

A microplastics study on some Oʻahu beaches led to an unexpected collaboration. The Conversation spoke with scientist Astrid Delorme and Waimānalo cultural practitioner Kimeona Kāne.

An ʻIolani School senior recently took home a top prize at the nation’s oldest science research competition for high school students. Logan Lee traveled to Washington, D.C., earlier this month for the Society for Science's Regeneron Science Talent Search, where he presented his research on mosquitoes.

Glen Fukushima with the Center for American Progress discusses the transformation of national security in the Indo-Pacific; UHERO data scientist Trey Gordner examines how construction liability litigation is hampering Hawaiʻi's housing market

A new study tracks down where native iguanas in Fiji and an extinct species from Tonga came from, offering clues about the ecosystems of volcanic islands.

Today on The Conversation, we're spotlighting our talented kama’aina who have received national recognition.

A small parasitic fly listens to the mating song of the Pacific field cricket to track the insects down. As these crickets have evolved different songs to escape the fly, it seems the fly has been able to adapt. The Conversation talked to University of Denver behavioral ecologist Robin Tinghitella about her research.

Former NOAA Chief Scientist Sylvia Earle shares the effects further cuts to the agency could have on public access; A. Kam Napier, editor-in-chief of the new Hawaiʻi publication Aloha State Daily, on what he hopes to add to local news

Hawaiʻi’s sunshine, short rain showers and clean air together create some of the planet's best conditions for viewing rainbows. They’re so good a University of Hawaiʻi professor calls the state the “Rainbow Capital of the World.”