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Trump’s Budget Plan Threatens Closure of Mauna Loa Climate Lab and Cuts to NOAA Research
Techstory
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July 3, 2025
The Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, which has been at the forefront of global climate monitoring since the 1950s, is facing possible shutdown under the Trump administration’s proposed 2025 federal budget. The lab is best known for producing the...
Scientists May Have Found Atlantis—and It’s Not Where You Think
AOL
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The legend of Atlantis never really disappears. It gets revisited, adjusted, and debated when new findings raise fresh questions. Lately, professionals have focused their attention on locations in Spain and parts of the Atlantic. By combining...
Hawaii making progress on internet for all
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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June 30, 2025
1/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY PHOTO Sylvia Luk 2/2 Swipe or click to see more COURTESY HAWAIIAN TELECOM A Hawaiian Telcom technician installs home internet on Lanai. Hawaii continues to make progress in its effort to provide broadband...
Interstate telehealth easy way to improve Hawaii healthcare access
Hawaii Reporter
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July 4, 2025
By Keli‘i Akina The Fourth of July is just around the corner, and for many of us, it’s an occasion to reflect on the many freedoms that we have — or don’t have, as the case may be. When it comes to healthcare in Hawaii, it is clear there is room...
Purdue researchers hope to finally solve Earhart mystery
WFYI - Indiana
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July 3, 2025
Purdue University announced it is sponsoring a mission to locate Amelia Earhart’s lost aircraft. The Purdue Research Foundation and the Archaeological Legacy Institute will join forces to travel to Nikumaroro Island in the south Pacific in...
Purdue Research Foundation to help lead expedition to locate lost Amelia Earhart aircraft
WANE - Indiana
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July 3, 2025
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- On the 88th anniversary of her disappearance, the Purdue Research Foundation is teaming up with the Archaeological Legacy Institute on an expedition to locate Amelia Earhart's lost aircraft. According to a news release, the...
Leverage Technology for Growth
CPA Trendlines
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July 3, 2025
How to make your tech stack work for you. By Jackie Meyer We have discussed how solid systems and processes can streamline your operations and boost efficiency. Now, it’s time to delve into the specific technologies and software that can truly...
Trump’s climate research cuts are unpopular, even with Republican voters
Yale Climate Connections - Connecticut
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July 3, 2025
As the Trump administration takes steps to dismantle climate research across NASA, NOAA, the EPA, and other agencies, recent polling shows that this move is deeply unpopular. In May 2025, registered voters were asked whether they supported or...
The best popular science books of 2025 so far
New Scientist
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Hang out: time to zone out with some intriguing and inspiring reading LanaG/Alamy Lone Wolf by Adam Weymouth “He retains a sharp memory of the trap, last summer, his forefoot clamped and the utter terror, and of later waking, woozy, and the awful,...
Maui STEM whiz kid raising money for robotics team
Hawaii News Now
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July 3, 2025
MAKAWAO (HawaiiNewsNow) - A boy from Maui is making big moves! Kai Liu is an eight-year-old Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) whiz from Makawao. The soon-to-be third grader loves building things – from stacking pegs as a...
Letter: Proposed cuts would destroy U.S. science
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
I’m a professor at Columbia University and I was born in Kailua. I want to thank the people of Hawaii for the education and opportunities that led me to science. My mission now is to give back, to understand disease and train the young scientists...
FBI pursuing cyber-gang in Hawaiian Airlines hack
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - Hawaii
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July 3, 2025
The Federal Bureau of Investigation is investigating the “cybersecurity event” that plagued Hawaiian Airlines for at least three days last week as part of the alleged actions of an international group of cyber-thieves known as Scattered Spider....
Banana Boat & Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreens Sued By ACCC For Alleged Greenwashing
Pedestrian
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July 3, 2025
Adding to Australia’s growing sunscreen concerns, two popular sunscreen brands have been slammed by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) for alleged greenwashing. Hawaiian Tropic and Banana Boat sunscreens are being accused of...
Massive interstellar object discovered by Hawaii-operated telescope
Yahoo News
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Manoa, Hawaii (KHON2) — A new discovery from a University of Hawaii-operated telescope is turning heads in the astronomy world. Download the free KHON2 app for iOS or Android to stay informed on the latest news A massive object from outside the...
Jahnavi Dangeti could be India’s next space explorer, and she’s only 23!
Hindustan Times
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June 25, 2025
As the world celebrated Group Captain Shubhanshu Shukla reaching NASA’s International Space Station aboard the Axiom-4 (Ax-4) mission, another young Indian quietly carved her name into the stars. Jahnavi Dangeti, a 23-year-old space enthusiast...
Interstellar object 'headed for Earth' as scientists race to find out what it is
The Mirror US
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July 2, 2025
Scientists have spotted an object they suspect might be from another star system - and it seems to be heading towards Earth. The European Space Agency (ESA) announced today that its scientists may have detected the third-ever extragalactic object...
Senate Appropriators Reject Trump’s NSF Cuts
Inside Higher Ed
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Sen. Jerry Moran, Republican of Kansas, proposed sending $9 billion to the National Science Foundation. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Signs that Congress intends to push back on the Trump administration’s wholesale slashing of federal budgets emerged...
'Significant Declines' In Some Species After Deep-sea Mining: Research
International Business Times
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July 3, 2025
Deep-sea mining could impact marine life stretching from the tiniest bottom dwellers to apex predators like swordfish and sharks, a major piece of industry-funded research found Thursday. The Metals Company -- a leading deep-sea mining firm --...
US The Independent Researchers launch new search to find Amelia Earhart’s plane
Yahoo News
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Researches hope to find evidence that will put to rest one of modern history's most enduring mysteries: what happened to legendary pilot Amelia Earhart? On Wednesday, researchers at Purdue University announced a new expedition that hopes to find...
What Ocean Ramsey does is not shark science or conservation: some brief thoughts on “the Shark Whisperer” documentary
Southern Fried Science
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July 2, 2025
Netflix has a new (sarcastic air quotes) “documentary” out about Ocean Ramsey, who longtime readers and followers know is a serial wildlife harasser who also coordinates massive online harassment campaigns against scientists and conservationists...