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Nov 17, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Ariel Yu
A colony of the Acropora branching coral, spawning at Magnetic Island, Australia, in 2019. PHOTO: COURTESY OF PROFESSOR PETER HARRISON, SOUTHERN CROSS UNIVERSITY Updated Nov 18, 2024, 05:01 AM Published Nov 18, 2024, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – In the face of rapidly changing marine environments, one coral reef scientist is experimenting with novel ways of coral propagation that could make these habitats more resilient.
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Oct 26, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ariel Yu
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): While the Mediterranean diet is widely recognised as healthy by global health organisations, an upcoming study will look into which parts of the diet are beneficial to women in Singapore. The new study aims to encourage Asian women to adopt healthier diet choices through the consumption of a tailored Mediterranean diet, and will be conducted with 300 Asian women of reproductive age living in Singapore.
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Oct 8, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ariel Yu
SINGAPORE: Stargazers and astronomy enthusiasts can catch a rare comet from this weekend without using binoculars or telescopes. Astronomical societies in Singapore say Comet C/2023 A3 (Tsuchinshan–Atlas) – which has already been spotted in Singapore’s skies over the past few weeks during the hour before sunrise – will be most visible in the western part of the island from Oct 11 to Oct 22 with minimal light pollution.
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Sep 17, 2024 | 
asiaone.com | Ariel Yu
ByAriel YuSINGAPORE — Not sure if you can recycle a frying pan? What about that takeaway plastic container with food? Or maybe clothes that are still in good condition but you do not want any more?
You can now ask an artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot if an item, especially one that is not obviously recyclable, can be placed in the blue bins for recycling near your homes.
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Aug 27, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ariel Yu
SINGAPORE: A unique research vessel that embarked on a three-year expedition around the world in October 2022, with the ambition to stop plastic pollution in the oceans, has arrived in Singapore. Mooring here on Aug 26, Plastic Odyssey is on a mission to identify, document and disseminate low-cost and easily replicable plastic recycling solutions.
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Aug 6, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ariel Yu
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A Singapore-based digital database of 800,000 plants from South-east Asia and elsewhere will be ready by around 2027 for researchers, students and plant enthusiasts across the world to study and access. The Singapore Botanic Gardens will be building the database on top of its current digital collection of around 10,000 local specimens, which is called the Singapore Herbarium Online.
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Aug 1, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Ariel Yu
Fifty-seven e-vaporisers were seized on July 29 during enforcement operations in Chinatown, Kampong Glam, Raffles Place, Suntec City and Tanjong Pagar. PHOTO: HEALTH SCIENCES AUTHORITY Updated Aug 01, 2024, 06:00 PM Published Aug 01, 2024, 06:00 PM SINGAPORE – Around 5,480 people were caught for possessing or using e-vaporisers in Singapore in the first half of 2024, said the Ministry of Health and Health Sciences Authority.
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Jul 21, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Ariel Yu
The overall recycling rate in Singapore had declined over the past decade, from 62 per cent in 2013 to 52 per cent in 2023. PHOTO: ST FILE Updated Jul 22, 2024, 05:00 AM Published Jul 22, 2024, 05:00 AM SINGAPORE – Recyclables “spoilt” with food or liquid waste may be a common and regrettable sight at many recycling bins around Singapore, but poor recycling habits are not likely to be the main driver behind Singapore’s falling recycling rates, said an expert.
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Jul 20, 2024 | 
straitstimes.com | Ariel Yu
These ordinary Singaporeans who are doing their best to uplift around them are featured in a short film for the fifth segment of the show. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE Updated Jul 20, 2024, 04:46 PM Published Jul 20, 2024, 04:46 PM SINGAPORE – The National Day Parade (NDP) returns to the Padang on Aug 9. The six-chapter show will kick off after a pre-parade segment, with the theme of Together, As One United People.
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Jul 6, 2024 | 
thestar.com.my | Ariel Yu
SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/ANN): A new robotics rehabilitation centre has just been opened in Bukit Batok, bringing advanced robotics therapy closer to elderly residents. St Luke’s ElderCare Day Rehabilitation Centre @ Bukit Batok Central, which opened on July 5 at Block 229 Bukit Batok East Avenue 3, will enable residents to get the help they need in the community instead of having to travel to hospitals.
