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Light and calcification in giant clam

Light and calcification in giant clam

September 07, 2015

07 Sep 2015 NUS scientists discovered that light induces increases in activities of certain enzymes related to light-enhanced calcification in…

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Suspended animation in African lungfish

Suspended animation in African lungfish

August 03, 2015

03 Aug 2015 NUS scientists discovered aestivation in the African lungfish in arid conditions at high temperature involves the up-…

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Conserving a natural heritage icon

Conserving a natural heritage icon

June 25, 2015

27 Jun 2015 NUS researchers highlighted conservation challenges facing the Singapore freshwater crab, and the measures being taken. Discovered in…

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Biodiversity of the South China Sea

Biodiversity of the South China Sea

June 23, 2015

23 Jun 2015 Regional marine biologists collaborate to uncover extraordinary coral species diversity in the South China Sea Large Marine…

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Butterflies develop different sized eyespots

Butterflies develop different sized eyespots

March 15, 2015

15 Mar 2015 Praying mantises preferentially attack the eyespot patterns on the wings of butterflies instead of their bodies, contributing…

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Bird thought extinct 74 years ago is rediscovered

Bird thought extinct 74 years ago is rediscovered

March 09, 2015

09 Mar 2015. The Irrawaddy Jerdon’s Babbler Chrysomma altirostre altirostre was redisovered near Yangon by a joint team co-led by…

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A new species of cricket discovered

A new species of cricket discovered

November 27, 2014

27 Nov 2014 A cricket species was recently described from Admiralty Park in Singapore and named Cardiodactylus admirabilis.The discovery of…

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A new species of glassperch fish discovered

A new species of glassperch fish discovered

October 24, 2014

24 Oct 2014. NUS scientists discovered a new species of glassperch fish in West Kalimantan, Indonesia. Dr TAN Heok Hui…

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Restoring reefs with doomed corals

Restoring reefs with doomed corals

October 20, 2014

20 Oct 2014. Juvenile corals growing naturally on unstable substrates are useful for stocking coral nurseries to assist reef rehabilitation…

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Near-complete extinction of fauna

Near-complete extinction of fauna

September 29, 2014

29 Sep 2014. NUS researchers recorded dramatic loss of biodiversity. Deforestation is expanding throughout the tropics and has converted the…

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Cultivated versus natural greenery

Cultivated versus natural greenery

August 23, 2014

23 Aug 2014. Having more urban trees appears to buffer the impacts of roads, but it can only support a…

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