Latest Chinese Academy of Sciences News

HKUST Uncovers Mechanism behind Accelerated Interfacial Polymerization
A 5.3 million-year-old whale graveyard has been found on the floor of the Indian Ocean
HKUST Secures Support from Stellar Rise for In-Orbit Bio-Inspired Robotic Project
Ancient tooth proteins suggest ‘Homo erectus’ may have left a genetic legacy in people today
HKUST-led HKSREC Hosts Space Intelligence Event
HKUST Team Co-Pioneers a “Slow-Release Solvent” Strategy to Advance Large-Area Perovskite Photovoltaic Modules
Two New Max Planck Centers Strengthen the Research Partnership with China
Researchers say ecotourism valuable but cannot decarb tourism industry 
PolyU to join Third InnoHK Research Cluster to advance sustainable development, energy and space technology with global top universities
HKUST Receives Government’s Approval to Establish Two New InnoHK Research Centers
Earthquake scientists reveal how overplowing weakens soil at experimental farm
How Fats We Eat Shape Our Ability To Fight Disease
New fossil reveals the weird ‘tooth cushions’ of an apex predator from 425 million years ago
HKUST and Zhejiang University Co-host Regional Finals of Global Sustainability Challenge HKUST Student Team to Represent Asia Pacific in Global Championship
New technologies are stepping up the global fight against wildlife trafficking
Discovery challenges long-held beliefs on early human technology in East Asia 
UQ At Forefront Of Australia’s Clean Energy Transition
From a new flagship space telescope to lunar exploration, global cooperation – and competition – will make 2026 an exciting year for space
HKUST Co-develops Robotic Nanoprobe for Precise Mitochondria Extraction Charting New Directions in Research on Therapies for Neurodegenerative Diseases and Cancer
SPIE, the International Society for Optics and Photonics, Announces Its 2026 Fellows
Harnessing Microbes For Health
Healthy soils at the heart of more resilient and greener cities: FAO marks World Soil Day 2025 in Rome
HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP Honored by University of Strathclyde for Notable Contributions to Science and Education
HKUST President Prof. Nancy IP Honored by University of Strathclyde for Groundbreaking Contributions to Science and Education
HKUST Unites International Experts in CliMetS Initiative to Tackle Climate Threat of Seabed Methane Seeps
Universities lead mission to renew Australia-China education innovation ties
Monash Scientists Uncover Genetic Code That Could Unlock Game-changing MRNA Disease Therapies
Researchers Demonstrate Centimetre-level Positioning Using Smartwatches
Scientists Reveal Critical Impacts Of Chinese Genetic Risk Factor In Alzheimer’s Disease
HKUST, CAS-TECSU, and EDB hold award presentation ceremony for Hong Kong Secondary Student Space Station Popular Science Payload and Science Experiment Design Challenge
Does Sun Have Seasons?
This AI model simulates 1000 years of the current climate in just one day
HKUST Scholar Prof. Dai Xi Awarded 2025 Future Science Prize – China’s Nobel Equivalent
HKUST Researchers Pioneer Breakthroughs in Lithium-Ion Battery Recycling to Enhance Critical Metal Recovery and Reduce Carbon Emissions
Homecoming for Otago’s new DVC Research & Innovation
Cosmic choreography: Discovery of dancing planets stuns astronomers
Oldest wooden artefacts ever found in East Asia reveal plant-based diet of ancient humans
Rare wooden tools from Stone Age China reveal plant-based lifestyle of ancient lakeside humans
Academy strengthens biodiversity partnerships with China
Meteorites and marsquakes hint at an underground ocean of liquid water on the Red Planet
Stone Tool Discovery Rewrites Human History In East Asia
Discovery of Quina technology challenges view of ancient human development in East Asia
PolyU unveils comprehensive zeolite structures, advancing development of catalysts for petrochemical and renewable energy
Quantum dot discovery for LEDs brings brighter, more eco-friendly displays
HKUST, CAS-TECSU and EDB hold Hong Kong Secondary Student Space Station Popular Science Payload and Science Experiment Design Challenge
HKUST Scientists Identify Alzheimer’s Disease-Protective Genetic Factors and Unravel Disease Mechanisms
HKUST Pioneers World’s High-Precision CO2 and Methane Synergistic Observatory Payload
Opening of HKUST Shanghai Center in Xuhui District