by admin | May 14, 2025
A collaboration between researchers at HKU’s School of Biological Sciences and BIOPOLIS’ Research Centre in Biodiversity and Genetic Resources (BIOPOLIS-CIBIO) in Portugal have discovered the genetic ‘switch’ that determines the red colour of a parrot’s...
by admin | May 14, 2025
Paleobiologists from HKU’s School of Biological Sciences recently completed a study on the sub-Antarctic zone in the Southern Ocean which revealed that temperature changes and food input have played distinct roles in shaping deep-sea ecosystems. The study was...
by admin | Nov 14, 2024
Myriad soil organisms beneath our feet play a vital role in supporting ecosystem services and sustaining our lives, but they often receive less attention from scientists and the public compared to the more visible ‘star’ species. A new study has revealed just how...
by admin | Nov 13, 2024
At low tide, marine organisms are exposed to thermal extremes,” said Professor Gray A Williams, researcher at SWIMS and Professor in the School of Biological Sciences. “The rocks can heat up from around 28 degrees Celsius, which is when they are in seawater, to over...
by admin | May 22, 2024
The idea to use genomic analysis came from Professor Timothy Bonebrake of HKU’s School of Biological Sciences, and Professor Thomas Smith of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). While working together studying climate change responses of butterflies in...
