by admin | Nov 19, 2025
Hong Kong has a long history as a centre of pearl farming, with Tai Po once considered a source of some of the finest pearls in China. But over the past century, pearl farming has fallen by the wayside. The Sino-Japanese war disrupted activity, then post-war Japanese...
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...
