LKCNHM News Archives - Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum

POSTED ON July 25, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Untangling the Knotted Identities of Commercially Important Swimming Crabs

Are you sure the seafood you are consuming is what it says on the label or the menu? In 2015, a survey of Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) meat sold in supermarkets and restaurants in Maryland, USA, revealed that nearly 50% of the products tested were from totally different, non-Atlantic species. DNA barcoding matched a

POSTED ON May 8, 2019 BY Maosheng Foo

June School Holiday Activities!

Come join us for some fun storytelling sessions and craft workshops during the June school holidays! Details are as follows in the posters below. June School Holiday Colour-Make-Play Crafts Armour Publishing Presents Storytelling – 7 June C.S.I. Singapore: A Murder at the LKCNHM (click here for more info)

POSTED ON April 18, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

International Museum Day Activities!

Come join us for some fun coding sessions and craft workshops, in conjunction with our celebration of International Museum Day 2019 (18 May). Activities are free for ticket holders and LKCNHM members – check out the details in the posters below! EX-CODE-VATE (18 May) Pasta Shells Art & Craft (19 May)

POSTED ON April 9, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Reconstructing a Sperm Whale’s Tale

Four years after a female sperm whale was found dead in Singapore waters, scientists are starting to put the pieces together to reconstruct the story of how she got to be there. Discovered off Jurong Island in July 2015, she was the first (and only) sperm whale sighting that has been recorded here till date.

POSTED ON April 5, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature: Ms. Umilaela Arifin

We recently welcomed a new visitor to the museum! Ms. Umilaela Arifin, a PhD student at the University of Hamburg, Germany, has been studying the phylogenetic systematics (evolutionary relationships between organisms) and biogeography of adult and larval torrent frogs over the past few years. Torrent frogs (or cascade frogs)—as their name suggests—are often found in

POSTED ON February 28, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature: Dr. Alexander Ziegler

Last week, we welcomed a new visitor to the museum! Hailing from the University of Bonn in Germany, Dr. Alexander Ziegler studies sea urchins as well as other marine invertebrates. In particular, his research focuses on the internal anatomy of sea urchins. Dr. Ziegler at his workstation in one of our research labs. Traditionally, researchers

POSTED ON February 21, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

March School Holiday Events!

Come join us for some fun storytelling sessions and craft workshops during the March school holidays! Details are as follows in the posters below. March School Holiday Crafts – 17 & 23 March Armour Publishing Presents Storytelling – 22 March

POSTED ON February 8, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist(s) Feature: Dr. Niel Bruce, Ms. Helen Wong, and Ms. Conni Sidabalok

We’re back after the Lunar New Year break with a feature on visiting carcinologists! These crustacean researchers are no strangers to the museum, having worked with us on various projects over the years. (From left) Dr. Niel Bruce, Ms. Conni Sidabalok, and Ms. Helen Wong looking at an isopod specimen in one of our research

POSTED ON January 28, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist(s) Feature – The van der Poortens (Part 2)

After 10 months, the van der Poortens have visited us again! Previously, they were here to examine butterflies from the WA Fleming collection, and explore options for further imaging work (click here to read more). Dr. George van der Poorten and Mrs. Nancy van der Poorten in one of our prep labs. The van der Poortens

POSTED ON January 17, 2019 BY Clarisse Tan

Visiting Scientist Feature: Mr. Hirozumi Kobayashi

This week, we welcomed our first research visitor for the year – Mr. Hirozumi Kobayashi! It’s his first visit to LKCNHM, and he came with Dr. Tohru Naruse, who is an old friend of the museum. 🙂 Mr. Hirozumi Kobayashi (left), with Prof. Peter Ng (middle), and Dr. Tohru Naruse (right) in the LKCNHM research