Hawaii Science Journal

Volcanic Eruption Warnings Are Now Possible With Fiber-Optic Cables

Discover how inhalation of Mars' toxic dust can cause lung diseases like those seen in miners.

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Fiber-optic tech warns volcanic eruptions

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Some Sharks Bite Humans as a Form of Self-Defense

Learn about the escalating threat of volcanoes in Iceland and how a new warning system is helping to inform the public when eruptions will occur.

Shark attacks linked to tourists

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New Therapy Could Help Heart Tissue Heal After Heart Attack

Though it may be a small percent, learn how some shark bites occur as a self-defense mechanism against human aggression.

New polymer heals hearts post-attack

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Meet the Cannibalistic Caterpillar That Dresses in the Bones of It's Prey

Although only tested in rats thus far, the polymer-based treatment could repair tissue that are impacted in a variety of diseases.

Bone collector caterpillar wears prey

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What’s Going On Inside Your Brain When Your Mind Goes Blank?

Learn more about the bone collector, a cannibalistic, carnivorous caterpillar seen for the first time in over six million years.

Apr 24, 2025

Mind blanking is a brain phenomenon

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Carbon-Rich Meteorites Lose Their Shock Value After Exploding On Impact

Learn what happens in the body and brain when your mind blanks out — a distinct, diverse experience that differs from mind wandering.

Meteorites' shock damage mystery solved

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Female Bonobos Ferociously Team Up To Assert Dominance Over Males

Learn why carbon-containing meteorites appear to be less "shocked" than expected, missing the effects often seen in a meteorite impact.

Bonobo females use solidarity for power

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Quantum Communication Milestone Could Pave Way for Faster, More Secure Internet

Learn more about female bonobo coalitions and how they team up to keep male bonobos in line.

Deutsche Telekom Qunnect quantum internet

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Childhood Bacteria Exposure Linked to Early Cancer Risk

Learn how physicists were able to send quantum signals through fiber optic telecom system.

Colorectal cancer linked to bacteria

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The Inouye Solar Telescope Can Now Visualize Eruptions on the Sun’s Surface

Bad gut bugs in kids may play a role in the rise of colorectal cancer at younger ages.

Inouye telescope captures detailed sun images

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113-Million-Year-Old Hell Ant Fossil Breaks Age Record for Such Insects

Learn how a new instrument will increase the telescope’s ability to spot sunspots in unprecedented detail.

New Basiceros dirt ant species discovered

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Global Thaw 10,000 Years Ago May Have Fueled Volcanoes and Sped Up Continental Drift

The hell ant shows how insect species evolved, adapted, and spread throughout the ancient world.

Apr 23, 2025

Cancer Mortality Rates Declined Over the Past 20 Years in the United States

Learn how a computer simulation demonstrates that tectonic activity may be less slow and steady than previously thought.

Cancer death rates decline women diagnosed rise

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Tardigrade Tattoos Could Pave the Way for Microscopic Medical Devices

Learn why lung cancer led the drop in cancer mortality rates, but cancer forms related to obesity continue to rise.

Scientists tattoo resilient tardigrades

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Rattlesnake Venom Evolves and Adapts to Climate Change

Learn about the significance of tardigrades being tattooed, a process that could lay the foundation for microscopic, biocompatible devices.

Rattlesnake venom evolution surprises scientists

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