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Lasers Make Dino Flesh Glow In The Dark

Laser-stimulated fluorescence has helped scientists reconstruct the soft tissue of a feathered dinosaur, illuminating the mysteries behind the origin of birds.

HKU & SJTU To Collaborate On Translational Medicine

The University of Hong Kong and Shanghai Jiao Tong University have entered into a strategic partnership for drug discovery and development.

E-Waste In Asia Jumps 63 Percent In Five Years

In just five years, Asian countries produced 12.3 million tonnes of e-waste, a weight 2.4 times that of the Great Pyramid of Giza.

Feeling Inferior Makes People Eat More

Feeling socially inferior made people prefer unhealthy food and eat 65 percent more, study says.

New Moms Moving Towards The Bottle

Instead of directly breastfeeding babies, new moms are increasingly using expressed breast milk.

PolyU & Huawei Set Up Joint Lab

The first joint laboratory of high-capacity optical communications and advanced computing systems in Hong Kong has been launched.

HKU Quantum Scientist Becomes Asia’s First CIFAR-Azrieli Global Scholar

Dr. Giulio Chiribella was selected under a new international initiative to identify potential world leaders in research.

Yellow Fever Vaccine Effective Even At Lower Dose

Lowering the dose of the yellow fever vaccine could help extend population coverage even if reduces the vaccine's efficacy, study says.

Hong Kong’s Urban Areas Set To Heat Up

The mean urban air temperature in Hong Kong has gone up by 0.169°C every ten years and only looks set to continue increasing.