Amazing Video of Humpback Whale Bubble-Net Feeding

Here is a breathtaking video of humpback whales bubble-net feeding in Alaska shot by the University of Hawaii, Mānoa Marine Mammal Research Program (MMRP). The whales use bubbles to create virtual nets to herd their prey. The video was captured … Continue reading

The PBY Seaplanes of Pearl Harbor — Rare Images from 74 Years Later

Minutes before the beginning of the attack on the warships of Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, Japanese Imperial Navy planes bombed the nearby U.S. Naval Air Station on the east coast of Oahu, destroying twenty-seven Catalina PBY seaplanes on … Continue reading

University of Hawaii Research Vessel, Ka’imikai-o-Kanaloa, Studies Japanese Radiation Leaks

The University of Hawaii research vessel, Ka’imikai-o-Kanaloa, set sail earlier this month to studying the impact of radiation releases in the waters off Japan’s crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. Scientists on UH research ship study impact of radiation releases … Continue reading