Landmark endeavour to digitise 10,000 historically important specimens collected from Singapore over the last 200 years
Today, the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) at the National University of Singapore and the Natural History Museum in London held the inaugural launch of SIGNIFY: A Digital […]
READ MOREA Milestone for a Nation, a Sliver of Hope for Biodiversity—the Ants of Singapore
PRESS RELEASE Located at the tip of the Malay Peninsula in Southeast Asia, one can hardly see the tiny island nation of Singapore on the world map. With its […]
READ MOREA Bewildering Tale of a Fish & its Doppelgängers
A new freshwater fish species, the saddle barb (Barbodes sellifer) has been recently identified in Singapore! However, unlike other discoveries where new species are often found due to its rarity, […]
READ MOREAmazing New Species of Pebble Crab with Asymmetric Reproductive Units
Scientists from LKCNHM, NUS and the University of the Ryukyus, Japan, have recently identified and described a new genus and species of xanthid crab with strongly asymmetrical reproductive structures.
READ MOREHighlights of the LKCNHM5 Celebrations
Last Saturday, we celebrated our fifth anniversary during the ‘LKCNHM5 e-Celebrations’! The event was months in the making, and our staff successful hosted a suite of digital activities from 10 […]
READ MORENotice to visitors
We are confronting an extraordinary public health challenge. To succeed in stopping the spread of the novel coronavirus in our community, each of us must play our part. We seek your thoughtful cooperation for the following measures. Visitors are advised to: Practise frequent hand washing with soap; Use our hand sanitizers located at the
READ MOREWallace & Ali Statue Launch
After months of hard work and preparation, last Friday we officially unveiled the latest addition to our museum! A statue of British naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace and Ali, his trusted assistant, now stands in front of our museum. Crafted by students from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, the statue celebrates Wallace and Ali’s explorations
READ MOREUntangling 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
READ MOREMuseum Tour for Symposium Participants
Last Friday, a group of academic staff from institutes of higher education in ASEAN had a tour of our museum gallery, courtesy of our Deputy Head, Prof. Darren Yeo. They were here as participants of a 2-day symposium hosted by the Faculty of Science of NUS, titled: Higher Education in a Disruptive Landscape: The State
READ MOREVisiting Scientist Feature – Mr. Muhammad Masrur Islami
Hello! We are back again with another visiting scientist feature – this time, on Mr. Muhammad Masrur Islami, a research associate from the Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) in Ambon, Indonesia. Mr. Masrur is collaborating with our curator, Mr. Tan Siong Kiat, and Dr. Tan Koh Siang from the Tropical Marine Science Institute (TMSI) to
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