A 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 MORELaunch of Body Snatchers: Nature’s Zombies and Vampires Exhibition
In view of Halloween this year, the museum launched its creepiest exhibition yet—Body Snatchers: Nature’s Zombies and Vampires which invites visitors to step into nature’s horrifying yet wonderful world of […]
READ MORETiny insect a clue to climate change
Researchers from NUS and Scripps Oceanography uncovered how climatic changes influence the evolution of oceanic insects. The open oceans are harsh and hostile environments where insects might not be expected […]
READ MOREThe Man and Story behind LKCNHM’s Iconic Building
Our museum building in all its glory was featured in the Straits Times last week. The bold and artistic architectural design of Singapore’s first natural history museum is the work […]
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 MOREST Infographic: Diving into Whale Biology
The Straits Times created an infographic of the Singapore sperm whale that explains more about the way of life of this majestic creature, and what the museum discovered about her. Sperm whales are one of the most capable divers of all mammals. How do they cope with the pressure, and find their food? Explore the infographic
READ MOREBehind the scenes at new natural history museum
Behind the scenes at new natural history museum More than 500,000 lots of specimens have purpose-built home at NUS A RARE golden babirusa specimen stood encased in glass in a dusty little corner of the National University of Singapore (NUS) for decades. The pig artefact, collected in 1913 in Indonesia, will soon be watching over
READ MOREMuseums remind us dinosaurs still fly
Museums remind us dinosaurs still fly BY PETER NG FOR THE STRAITS TIMES (PUBLISHED 24 DECEMBER 2014) What is a museum? The Oxford Dictionary defines it “as a building used for storing and exhibition of objects illustrating antiquities, natural history, art, etc”. In the modern world, it is often seen as a byword for “old
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