The study shows how clay minerals may have removed phosphorus from early oceans, helping explain the delayed rise of atmospheric oxygen.
Two active components of ginseng reduced obesity in mice by altering gut bacteria through distinct metabolic pathways, a study found.
This year’s awardees are carrying out research in a wide range of fields, from life sciences to astronomy and from mathematics to engineering.
Increased enzyme activity in the hippocampus was linked to memory loss, while blocking it improved learning in aged and obese mice.
Rainfall increases by more than 20 per cent in the 60 hours before landfall, a pattern that could heighten flood danger for coastal communities.
A global satellite study finds that soil moisture levels explain why some burnt landscapes release more airborne dust while others do not.
A new AI toolkit analyses microscopy images of crystalline materials automatically, enabling standardised measurement of grain features at scale.
Researchers developed an open sound absorber that captured 86 per cent of noise across a broad frequency range, while also uncovering a previously unrecognised physical principle.
Researchers found that giant clams relying more on photosynthetic algae grow larger but may face greater risks from heat stress and harvesting.
Professor Mo Li says the low-altitude economy could become visible within a decade if technology, regulation and viable services develop together.
Croucher Science Week 2026 welcomed almost 14,000 visitors and students with free bilingual shows, workshops and school tours celebrating hands-on science across Hong Kong.
A protein system targeting breast cancer cells reduced their spread to the lungs in mice, offering a potential new approach to limiting metastasis.
Each HK$5 million award will help a researcher build teams, test new ideas and pursue ambitious directions in their fields.
The Blue Button’s vivid colour may help camouflage it in sunlit surface waters.
Porous organic frameworks enabled faster calcium-ion transport, allowing solid-state cells to retain nearly 75 per cent capacity after 1,000 cycles.
Using dry vacuum coating with a small lead chloride addition improved crystal quality in perovskite solar cells, boosting efficiency and long-term durability.
A study found combined carbon dioxide techniques could make China’s shale gas sector a large net carbon sink with policy support.
Local researchers developed worm-shaped nanoparticles that deliver genetic material into cells and release it more efficiently, with lower toxicity risks.
In mice and a small trial, finerenone, a kidney disease drug, reduced ovarian scarring and helped some patients produce mature eggs.
Roundworms that lost a key gene-silencing mechanism retain a protein that still regulates gene activity, with possible implications for human disease.
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