In 1818, two young intrepid French naturalists, Pierre-Médard Diard and Alfred Duvaucel, left Paris to study the fauna and flora of Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Diard and […]...Read More
Body Snatchers Gallery Tours (Dec 2021) – Closed
If you’ve not caught our latest exhibition Body Snatchers: Nature’s Zombies and Vampires, then you are in for a treat! This December holidays, LKCNHM invites you to join our gallery […]...Read More
Launch 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 More
Professor Bernard Tan & Birdwatching in a Garden City
Over the past two years, Emeritus Professor Bernard Tan Tiong Gie took up bird photography as a hobby. He often takes his walks within Singapore’s suburban housing estates and has […]...Read More
Tiny 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 More
Specimens on Tour: Human x Nature
Singapore’s natural history can be said to have been shaped by constant efforts to understand it, exploit it, and protect or restore it. Over two centuries, humans have sought to […]...Read More
Programme Highlights: Documenting Nature Workshop
During the September school holidays, sixty aspiring young naturalists participated in the Documenting Nature Workshop held at the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM). Open to youths from 7 […]...Read More
New species of freshwater crab discovered in Sarawak
A recent expedition into the Lanjak Entimau Wildlife Sanctuary in Sarawak, Borneo has borne the exciting discovery of Arachnothelphusa rimba, a new species of freshwater tree-climbing crab. This discovery was […]...Read More
Apply for the Tony Whitten Conservation Award 2021
The Tony Whitten Conservation Award 2021 is open to applicants until 1 November 2021. Read the following announcement by the Cambridge Conservation Initiative for more on the application criteria. Tony […]...Read More
Biodiversity Research in Timor Leste
This section first appeared in NUS Research News on 24 August 2021. The Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) at NUS has recently strengthened its alliance with Conservation International […]...Read More