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Weiying Hou and Luca Yu pose with their wilderness rescue drone

Is This Drone the Future of Wilderness Rescue?

Brian O’Donnell Mar 6, 2026 6 min read

Roughly 11 million people visit Hong Kong’s country parks each year. Most do so safely, returning home with stories and photos of the stunning beauty of nature. But what about the occasional hiker who wanders off the beaten path and…

Professor Mark Walton (left) and Dr Kenneth Ng pose in the lab where they teach students how to conserve art using cutting-edge tools like AI

How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of Art Conservation

Brian O’Donnell Jan 30, 2026 6 min read

You’ve heard of using AI to make art, but an interdisciplinary team of researchers at the University of Hong Kong is now tackling a far more complex problem: applying AI to the field of art conservation.

Professor Wang Mengqiu at a white board, explaining how she uses deep learning techniques to better track algal blooms

On Red Tides: How Wang Mengqiu Is Tracking Algal Blooms With AI

Brian O’Donnell Jan 9, 2026 5 min read

Forests aren’t the only fragile ecosystems at risk from climate change. In the right conditions, Sargassum, a kind of macroalgae, can trap vast amounts of carbon and store it at the bottom of the ocean. But what happens when those conditions change?  The University…

Professor Wu, an expert in AI forest monitoring, at his desk

Jin Wu Wants the World to See the Forest for the Trees

Brian O’Donnell Jan 6, 2026 5 min read

When most people look at a forest, they see an example of nature at its best, a planetary lung that is one of our most reliable defences against climate change. But University of Hong Kong Professor Jin Wu sees something…

Professor Bin Chen, an expert on urban sustainability and remote sensing, in his office

Can Satellites Point the Way to More Liveable, Sustainable Cities?

Brian O’Donnell Dec 19, 2025 5 min read

In just 40 years, China went from a predominantly rural society to a highly urbanised one. What happened? And what lessons can other urbanising regions around the globe draw from that experience?  University of Hong Kong Professor of landscape architecture Bin Chen…

Is This Drone the Future of Wilderness Rescue?

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Is This Drone the Future of Wilderness Rescue?
Is This Drone the Future of Wilderness Rescue?
Is This Drone the Future of Wilderness Rescue?

Roughly 11 million people visit Hong Kong’s country parks each year. Most do so safely, returning home with stories and photos of the stunning beauty of nature. But what about the occasional hiker who … Read more

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