New xanthid rock crabs and epialtid spider crabs featured in Tropical Deep-Sea Benthos
New ground is being broken in the field of crab research by Dr Jose Christopher Mendoza, Dr Lee Bee Yan, Dr Bertrand Richer de Forges and Prof Peter Ng! These […]
READ MOREThrowback to our South Java Deep-Sea (SJADES) Biodiversity Expedition in 2018!
On 23 March 2018, a team of 31 scientists and representatives from Indonesia and Singapore set sail from the port of Muara Baru, in Jakarta, for a deep-sea expedition. Over […]
READ MOREVirtual Journey to Christmas Island
Explore Christmas Island over land or under water together with our staff in our second Virtual Journey!
READ MOREVirtual Journey to Pulau Satumu
… Adventure beaconed from far off, and his heart leapt to greet the light. Maurice Henry Hewlett, The Forest Lovers (1898) As darkness creeps into the setting sky, a small […]
READ MOREABYSS 2020: Field Notes in Isolation & an Expedition
Written by Iffah Binte Iesa (Curator of Cnidarian, Echinoderm & Microscope Slide Collections) on her experience on-board the 37-day expedition to the Clarion-Clipperton Zone (CCZ) in the Pacific Ocean from […]
READ MORESJADES 2018: Treasures from the Deep
Of Giant Significance A new species of deep-sea giant isopod, which was named Bathynomus raksasa, has been described by researchers from NUS and the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI). It is the first time that the genus Bathynomus has been collected in Indonesian waters and is also one of the largest known to science. Marine
READ MOREVisiting Scientist Feature: Ms. Conni Sidabalok
We’re back yet again with another visiting scientist feature – this time, on Ms. Conni Sidabalok from the Research Center for Biology, Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI), in Cibinong, Indonesia. Ms. Sidabalok was here to sort and examine marine isopod specimens collected from the SJADES 2018 expedition. During her 3-week visit, she examined marine isopods
READ MOREThe Road to RIMBA (IV) – In the Field
This post is the last of a four-part series documenting the inaugural RIMBA-Sarawak project expedition. View of Sungai Engkari from the landing point at Nanga Segerak Field Station. Photo credit: LKCNHM. After an exhilarating journey on wheels and longboat, the LKCNHM team have reached the Nanga Segerak Field Station. This is where the actual work
READ MOREThe Road to RIMBA III – Journey
This post is the third of a four-part series documenting the inaugural LKCNHM RIMBA-Sarawak project expedition, reported by the expedition leader Hwang Wei Song. Storm clouds gathering above as we crossed Batang Ai Reservoir, Sarawak. Photo credit: LKCNHM. Following a final intense month of preparation, the LKCNHM team were finally en route to our field
READ MOREThe Road to RIMBA II: Pre-Departure Preparations
This post is the second of a four-part series documenting the inaugural LKCNHM RIMBA-Sarawak project expedition. A sample of the equipment brought into the field. Photo credit: LKCNHM One of the stress points of the expedition occurs before departure – during the pre-trip preparation phase. Knowing the right amount of equipment to bring, fore-seeing all
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