A novel method – Modgee (matrix-of-detections-gives-extinction-estimates) has been developed to estimate the biodiversity loss in Singapore over the past two centuries. This model takes a more detailed approach by using the full species-by-time detection matrix, helping to obtain a richer analysis.

As part of the Ice Memory initiative, researchers analysed ice cores drilled in 2018 and 2020 from the Corbassière glacier at Grand Combin in the canton of Valais. A comparison of the two sets of ice cores published in Nature Geoscience shows: Global warming has made at least this glacier unusable as a climate archive.

A new study has revealed that multiple chronic health conditions could lead to the risk of anxiety and depression among the elderly. It also revealed that racial minorities were at an increased risk of worse health-related quality of life as multiple chronic health conditions increased.

Researchers have revealed that microplastics from natural fertilizers in agricultural fields get picked up by the wind more easily than similarly sized dust particles. This shows that microplastics could become airborne.

Researchers have successfully modified DNA from four types of phages to kill a deadly pathogen. The process can also be used to produce more phage variants for further exploration.

The National Research Foundation has funded 36 million dollars to the National University of Singapore’s Mechanobiology Institute for developing biomedical innovations for infertility, muscle loss and cancer.

Researchers have identified a novel mechanism by which the brain produces powerful lasting memories. With a focus on cocaine experience, the researchers demonstrate how the collective activity of many nerve cells distributed across the brain underlies the persistence of such memories.

In collaboration with global scientists, researchers at the University of California San Diego, have developed Microbe Masst, a revolutionary search tool aimed at decoding the metabolism of microorganisms. This innovation promises to advance our understanding of microbial interactions within human health and environmental ecosystems.

By employing a strategic division of labor between two engineered yeast strains, scientists have significantly increased yields in ethanol production from plant sugars. This approach, which involves precise timing and ratio mixing of the two strains, surpasses the efficiency of traditional methods.

A research team at the University of Bayreuth has achieved a ground-breaking development in plastics technology by successfully mimicking the chemical structure of Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE). This breakthrough offers a sustainable alternative to conventional LDPE through a chemically recyclable polyolefin material.