It seems that almost every corner of NUS’s Kent Ridge campus is near some form of greenery—from large, towering tembusu trees (Cyrtophyllum fragrans), to the pretty pink flowers of the trumpet tree (Tabebuia rosea). With the FloraSG app, you’ll be able to identify 60 native plants at the University Hall on the Kent Ridge Campus....Read More
Year-end School Holiday Activities!
Come join us for some fun activities during the upcoming school holidays! Check out the details in the posters below. Year-end School Holiday Crafts Make Animals Great Again Book Launch (16 Nov) Ex-Code-Vate (30 Nov) Paper Weaving Craft (15 Dec)...Read More
Wallace & 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 More
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...Read More
Visit by Professor Tommy Koh and Diplomats from 22 Countries
We are honoured to have hosted Prof. Tommy Koh, Ambassador-at-Large at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Dean of the Diplomatic Corps, H.E. James Sinclair Manley, Ambassador from Chile; and diplomats from 21 other countries all over the world during their visit here recently. They enjoyed a tour of our gallery and new bicentennial exhibition,...Read More
Public Talk by Undergraduate – Leshon Lee
Guess what’s been ruffling Polly’s feathers? While birds are one of the most understood group of animals in the world, underneath their feathery exteriors lie an incredibly diverse and hidden community of parasites called avian lice. Join NUS undergraduate Leshon Lee as he explores the strange lives of these much neglected and maligned insects, and...Read More
‘200: a natural history’ Exhibition Launch
We held the official launch of our new exhibition, ‘200: a natural history’, on 3 June. Held in conjunction with Singapore’s Bicentennial activities, the exhibition highlights significant events and stories in the past 200 years of Singapore’s natural history. Our Guest of Honour for the exhibition launch was Ms. Grace Fu, the Minister for Culture,...Read More
Museum 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 More
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)...Read More
[Event] C.S.I. Singapore: A Murder at the LKCNHM
Be a forensic detective for a day and learn how clues from nature can be used to solve a murder mystery! Here’s the case: The director of our museum has been found murdered. The police is on the case, investigating evidence found on the scene (blood, weapons, and drugs). However, they need your help to...Read More