Last Friday, we hosted Dr. Rowland Shelley, an expert on millipedes and tropical centipedes, with a research career of almost half a century (47 years). Dr. Shelley is retired but still active as an adjunct professor at the Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology at the University of Tennessee, and a research associate at the...Read More
Free Public Talk: The Birds That Never Rest: 60 Years of Swiftlet Research Flown By
THE BIRDS THAT NEVER REST: 60 YEARS OF SWIFTLET RESEARCH FLOWN BY The Earl of Cranbrook is not only a lawyer and parliamentarian, he has also been active in the fields of mammalogy, ornithology and zooarcheology since 1956. One of the key focus of his decades-long research stint in Malaysia is the cave swiftlet, of which...Read More
Visiting Scientists Feature: January 2018
It’s been a great start to the year here at LKCNHM, with visits from old friends and new faces. Dr. Yang Chien-Hui Dr. Yang, Assistant Researcher from the National Taiwan Ocean University, is no stranger to the museum. She has visited LKCNHM numerous times in recent years, and was working on the shrimp and lobster...Read More
Celebrate Australia Day at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum
In conjunction with our latest exhibition – Christmas Island RED, come celebrate Australia Day at LKCNHM! Special admission rate of S$8.00 per pax for all ticket categories exclusively only on 26 January 2018 (Friday)! Tickets can be purchased via all SISTIC channels or at LKCNHM ticketing counter. ...Read More
Book Launch: A Taxonomic Guide to the Stick Insects of Borneo (Volume II)
Dr Francis Seow-Choen, an honorary research associate at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum, recently published the second edition of his book, the “Taxonomic Guide to the Stick Insects of Borneo”. The book was officially launched on 18 January 2018 by the Sabah Chief Conservator of Forests, Datuk Sam Mannan. The second edition of...Read More
Christmas Island Red Exhibition Launch
Before the Christmas long weekend, we held the official launch of our new exhibition, Christmas Island Red! Our Guest of Honour for the exhibition launch was Mr. Bruce Gosper, the Australian High Commissioner. Mr. Gosper, along with Polish Ambassador Zenon Kosiniak-Kamysz, NUS senior management, donors, and distinguished guests were given a tour of the Biodiversity...Read More
Visiting Scientist Feature: Dr. Simon Cragg
Today’s feature is on Dr. Simon Cragg, a Professor of Marine Zoology from the University of Portsmouth. Dr. Cragg is currently on sabbatical leave, and has spent the last four months here at LKCNHM working on marine wood borers. Marine wood borers are marine animals (such as crustaceans and molluscs) that live in, and consume...Read More
Visiting Scientist(s) Feature: Carcinologist Edition (Part Two!)
This November, the labs at LKCNHM were bustling with activity from visitors whom we have had the pleasure of hosting. After the recent feature on visiting entomologists, we are back with another feature – this time on carcinologists! Their work has been most fruitful and we expect a windfall of scientific publications (and other goodies)...Read More
Visiting Scientists Feature – Entomologist Edition
After the previous mammologist and carcinologist features, we are back with a feature on visiting entomologists! Our guests this time were a trio of dipterists: Dr. Keith Bayless from the California Academy of Sciences, as well as Dr. Dalton de Souza Amorim and Dr. Vera Cristina Silva from Sao Paulo State University. They were here to...Read More
Rocking Fun at LKCNHM Carnival
The rainy weather two weeks ago got us on the edge of our seats all week long, as the Fun Rocks @ LKCNHM carnival was to be held over the weekend. Thankfully, the skies cleared up on the day of the carnival! Our Guest of Honour for the carnival was Minister of Education (Higher Education...Read More