New study finds seabirds’ response to abrupt climate change 5,000 years ago transformed sub-Antarctic island ecosystems

Was Hong Kong once a coral reef paradise?

HKU study reveals the hidden fight within corals

Revisiting energy flow in photosynthetic plant cells

An unexpected heat shock to neurons: HKU scientists and collaborators uncovered a new mechanism for balancing protein stability during neuronal development

HKU ecologists and international team discover ongoing and future tropical diversity decline

HKU marine ecologists reveal larvicidal oil for mosquito control threatens coastal marine life and pollutes sea environment

Metagenomics reveals distinct microbiotypes in giant clams Tridacna maxima

HKU study unlocks the secret of corals’ tolerance to climate change: their diet

A New Book by Dr Hannah Mumby

HKU researchers develop a novel wastewater treatment process to effectively remove health hazardous chemical contaminants

HKU Paleontologists Discovered a Solid Evidence of Formerly Elusive Abrupt Sea-level Jump

HKU marine biologist and international team unveil impacts of heatwave on reef fishes

Shoring up the coastlines

Endangered eels onsale in local markets

A team of international mangrove forest experts suggesting optimistic cause for global mangrove conservation

Coral Key Comes Home to Experts

Researchers see red over bad diet

Ocean Deoxygenation: Everyone's Problem

HKU Plant Scientists Identify New Strategy to Enhance Rice Grain Yield

Decoding a new sign in chromatin maze

Elephants have a nose for quantity

Choices of sampling method bias functional components estimation and ability to discriminate assembly mechanisms

Dr Karen Yuen and Postdoctoral Fellow Dr Yick Hin Ling discovered cell division requires a balanced level of non-coding RNA for chromosome stability

Eco-supportive shorelines composed of ecological bricks

A new style of "ecological brick" that will provide habitats for marine life around the reclaimed land. Read more.

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There are two universal truths about biology. First, is unity. Life evolved once: its fundamental processes and building blocks are essentially the same regardless of species or location. The second is diversity. Evolution gave rise dazzling variety: millions of species, each with a unique array of adaptations, and a myriad different local communities. At the School of Biological Sciences, we study the proximate mechanisms underlying biological systems as well as their ultimate outcomes. Our teaching and research contributes to the understanding, appreciation and conservation of nature in Hong Kong and globally.

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