Researchers in Hong Kong identify protein ARF4 as viral escape route; blocking it could lead to treatment against multiple viruses.
The Hong Kong-Shenzhen Innovation and Technology Park is set to create new opportunities for research collaboration and technological development across the Greater Bay Area.
Hong Kong-led study identifies five obesity patterns over time, showing sustained weight gain accelerates brain ageing while weight loss protects cognition.
Scientists examine how land, water, air and living systems interact across the Greater Bay Area to support sustainable development.
Ecologists identify 2,000 hectares of degraded hillsides for forest restoration, offering carbon storage, flood control and biodiversity benefits for Hong Kong.
Research reveals how genetics and lifestyle factors influence diabetes treatment effectiveness, enabling doctors to customise therapeutic approaches for individual patients.
Floating wetlands—artificial platforms planted with vegetation—could provide a sustainable solution for Hong Kong's urban water management while creating new habitats for wildlife.
New molecular system using rotaxanes enables detection of both positive and negative ions through single binding sites.
Study of 131 year historical data shows Hong Kong's Eurasian otters face local extinction without urgent habitat protection
Professor Jensen Li's team combines quantum mechanics with ultra-thin engineered surfaces to create holograms, creating potential for advanced information security.
Funded by the government’s Countryside Conservation Funding Scheme, WWF-Hong Kong is introducing ultrasonic sensors to monitor the water levels of the gei wai in real time.
The 338-hectare Sam Po Shue Park will be the first of several such parks and will be part of a 2,000-hectare area of managed wetland.
Kadoorie Conservation China Programme ecologists have investigated the biodiversity of farmland in the northern New Territories.
Everyone has heard of graphene. But Associate Professor Jiong Zhao and his team are working with indium selenide (In₂Se₃), a highly promising new ferroelectric material.
The possible impact on birds in the Mai Po Deep Bay Ramsar site is now being investigated by a team of researchers from University of Hong Kong and WWF Hong Kong.
How new technology could enhance the flood protection qualities of Hong Kong’s gei wai system.
An interview with Dr Henry Hung about his new research and his role as a Chinese University of Hong Kong Museum of Climate Change Scholar.
As many as 100,000 migratory and resident waterbirds rely on the wetlands and mudflats of the Ramsar site and its surrounding area for rest, food, and winter refuges, fragile ecosystems that may be affected by the Northern Metropolis development.
Five leading female scientists, all Croucher awardees, give their views on gender equity in science.
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.
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