Five leading female scientists, all Croucher awardees, give their views on gender equity in science.
The findings on the vital role protein PICH plays in protecting human DNA during cell division may offer new insights into combating diseases like cancer.
Featuring world-class experts in their fields, the week-long courses are for postgraduate students and early career researchers in a wide range of scientific areas.
An urban-rural “Greenway Network” could preserve much of Hong Kong’s richest natural, agricultural, and cultural heritage in the area to be developed for the Northern Metropolis.
This article from our new series of articles on research into the biodiversity of Hong Kong looks at the impact of mercury on the Mai Po wetland.
The benefits were particularly notable in middle-income countries where access to traditional mental health services may be limited.
Two PhD students at the University of Hong Kong are helping to unravel the mysteries of quantum entanglement.
Advanced genomic techniques have clarified the classification of two species, including that of the critically endangered Yellow-crested Cockatoo.
Tracheal cancer, which affects the windpipe, accounts for less than 1% of all cancers but has a five-year survival rate of only 27%.
This research into a new kind of condensation could improve the efficiency of all kinds of condensers, including the cooling towers used in power generation.
The map, created by a research team led from Hong Kong, reveals that 17 million people worldwide face health risks from excessive levels of the compound in their drinking water.
A recent study from Hong Kong gives new insights into the deep carbon cycle within the Earth's interior using advanced computational methods.
The discovery of Hap_A by a research team led from Hong Kong provides new opportunities in both Alzheimer’s research and drug therapy.
A new study in Hong Kong focuses on ensuring the safety and reliability of aircraft landings in regions prone to equatorial plasma bubbles, which can interfere with radio signals.
In tests, the new membrane successfully removed over 99 percent of harmful organic pollutants while cutting energy consumption by up to 80 percent.
This is the first global catalogue of its kind and addresses a crucial gap in early-life microbiome research.
The research team found one species in Hong Kong's Mai Po Nature Reserve and another in the South China Sea, near Hainan and Xiamen.
The research has implications for proposed ocean-based climate intervention technologies, including iron fertilisation of surface waters to enhance carbon storage in deep-sea sediments.
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