Scientists suspect that the presence of moa-nalo influenced the evolution of these plants’ defenses. Birds have been a critical force in shaping the ecology of the Hawaiian Islands.-- ...

Lava from the Kilauea volcano in Hawaii has crept towards a geothermal power plant, prompting workers to shut down facilities amid fears of deadly gases. Workers removed flammable substances and ...

Nearly half of all the plants found here, around 1000 species, are found nowhere else in the world. Hawaii is an important place for a programme about the relationship between plants and humans.

The Hawaiian Word of the Day is Pahili. Pahili means to blow strongly, as a wind, especially when it changes direction. Watch the one-hour Mana Up Showcase 2024, featuring Hawai’i’s rising ...

Swell aimed to enroll 6, 000 customers to create an 80-megawatt “virtual power plant ” with 4, 000 systems on Oahu, 500 on Maui and 1, 500 on Hawaii island.

One of the few places in Hawaii that rats never reached ... shrubby aalii and other plants formed the subcanopy. Huge, flightless moa-nalo — gooselike ducks — and other land and seabirds ...

Tropical Fruit and Edibles Nursery in Captain Cook, Sunrise Nursery in Kailua-Kona or any nursery that buys from Plant-it Hawaii should be able to order them for you if they don’t have them ...

This Hawaiian hibiscus grows up to 30 feet tall and approximately 8 to 12 feet wide in the wild. I find it works well as both ...

Robot Identifies Plants by 'Touching' Their Leaves Nov. 13, 2024 — Researchers have developed a robot that identifies different plant species at various stages of growth by 'touching' their ...

Scientists also note that some parts of the Hawaiian islands are covered with non-native grasses that are more flammable than native plants. This, coupled with dry conditions, can cause a spark to ...

The final contract to build a new Wellington sewage sludge treatment plant has been signed. The new facility at Moa Point is designed to significantly reduce the amount of sludge created through ...

Senior Editor: Jun Lyu, PhD, Springer Nature, China. Before joining Nature Plants in 2014, Jun received his PhD from the Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, where he studied ...