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School’s out in a month! This September school holidays, participate in our Documenting Nature workshop to become a young, budding naturalist. In this three-hour workshop jammed pack with hands-on activities […]...Read More

[Update: Our Thursday Talk Shop Season 3 series have ended. You may check out our Online Resources page to watch the recordings, along with past seasons of the series.] We […]...Read More

We are masked up in style! Featured on our museum’s new face masks are five strange animals living in Southeast Asia, creatures most know little about. They highlight the incredible […]...Read More

‘A Study in Natural History’ is a month-long temporary showcase prepared by museum lecturer Dr Ang Yuchen and his students from the NUS University Scholars Programme (USP). The student presentation […]...Read More

The Singapore Post (SingPost) has launched the Skyrise Greenery Stamp Series featuring the Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum (LKCNHM) building! With its sprawling greenery, our museum building is among […]...Read More

Explore Christmas Island over land or under water together with our staff in our second Virtual Journey!...Read More

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 More

Our new colouring e-book, ‘Colours of Biodiversity in Singapore’ is out for children and adults with fun facts and activities!...Read More

Despite being commonly seen sunbathing and swimming in Singapore’s nature reserves, saltwater crocodiles (Crocodylus porosus) have been officially classified as extinct in Singapore in the IUCN Red List since the 1996 […]...Read More

This year marks the beginning of the United Nations Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development! From 2021 to 2030, the United Nations General Assembly envisioned a period of exceptional […]...Read More