Shabana Begum

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum

SINGAPORE – In efforts to give life to degraded reefs, researchers from San Diego have created a gel that draws coral larvae to settle on dying or artificial reefs. The gel emits a scent that corals associate with healthy reefs. Coral larvae are picky about where they attach to, and if they fail to settle, they will be eaten by predators or washed out to sea.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum

SINGAPORE - A local crowdfunding effort has raised more than $36,000 in six months to support cat feeders in Singapore who often operate under the radar and reach deep into their pockets to provide for community cats. The amount raised by Give.Asia currently supports cat feeders in Boon Lay, Sengkang, Circuit Road and the south region, with the organisation aiming to cover feline caregivers islandwide in due course.

1 week ago | straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum

SINGAPORE - Singapore’s coral reefs had a muted reproductive season in 2025, not because of any oil spill that occurred in the last year, but most likely because of mass coral bleaching in 2024, one of the hottest years on record. Coral spawning was observed in April at Pulau Satumu – where Raffles Lighthouse is located – but the National Parks Board (NParks) and scientists from the National University of Singapore (NUS) said it was more muted than in previous years.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Shabana Begum

Teenage students often use AI to do homework, a survey finds. This is the impact on their gradesSINGAPORE: In an age of ChatGPT, are students actually doing their homework any more? Even if they are, they would be using artificial intelligence …

2 weeks ago | straitstimes.com | Shabana Begum

SINGAPORE - Singapore has made notable contributions to the global environmental movement, but it can do more to reduce its planet-warming emissions, protect nature and safeguard human rights, said a UN environment expert on May 23.