Hi everyone, sad to leave but I’m migrating as well to the ‘place of joy’ on the other side #Bluesky 🦋 (bsky.app/profile/yeewenlow.b…) see you there! nature.com/articles/d41586-0…

We're looking for a Specialist Associate (crustacea section) who is keen to maintain the Museum’s collections, manage curatorial data, support fieldwork and gallery operations and more! 🔗 Learn more here: careers.nus.edu.sg/job/Speci…

Excellent 🎁article from NY Times. If you're into Jazz, 12 essential albums from the towering saxophonist 🎷 my personal favourite is Way Out West!!!

Critically endangered pangolin found inside washing machine near Bukit Batok bit.ly/4vgJsGc

Rest in peace, Sonny Rollins… Nicknamed the “Saxophone Colossus,” he reshaped modern jazz with fearless improvisation, a towering tenor tone, and timeless classics like Saxophone Colossus and The Bridge. One of the last great bebop giants, his sound and spirit changed jazz forever.

It is with deep sorrow and profound love that we announce the passing of Sonny Rollins. The Saxophone Colossus died this afternoon at his home in Woodstock, NY at the age of 95. 1/2 conta.cc/4wFIDrM

Kelp forests capture carbon, clean oceans, protect coastlines, and more—and they need our help, argues journalist David Helvarg in the new book, Forest of the Sea: The Remarkable Life and Imperiled Future of Kelp. Read the #ScienceBooks Review: scim.ag/4wFPbGV

1/ Spathoglottis plicata Blume is a prolific and highly variable terrestrial orchid that grows in both lowland and highland grasslands. It is widespread from Southeast Asia through Malesia to the Pacific Islands (0–2970 m). It is also common here in New Guinea, but is usually found in wide open fields of kunai*. These plants are generally free-flowering throughout the year, which is very nice. An interesting feature of the flower’s lip is the pubescence at the base of the bilobed callus. Sadly, the flowers of my clone (the only one I have) are nearly always cleistogamous, so when one does open, it’s pretty special! *Kunai grass (a local name for Imperata cylindrica) is common here in the highlands of Papua New Guinea and used extensively for thatched roofs. ° ° #nature is my #garden with all the #amazing #tropical #orchids, #plants and #flowers of Papua New Guinea! 🌺🌿🇵🇬

Earthopia Festival is back for its second edition, this time at Fort Canning Green from 29 - 31 May. Organised by City Sprouts, the festival will feature music, interactive art, insight sessions, guided tours, and an eco-conscious marketplace. RSVP: earthopia.sg

𝐅𝐑𝐈𝐌 𝐋𝐄𝐀𝐃𝐒 𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐋𝐈𝐌𝐄𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐍𝐄 𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐑𝐀 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐑𝐕𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐄𝐅𝐅𝐎𝐑𝐓𝐒 by @frimkepong in conjunction with the International Day for Biological Diversity celebration 👉 bernama.com/en/general/news.… ​#BiodiversityDay #frimconservesbiod #FRIM_BioD

Curious about botanical art? 🎨 Join our free guided tour of the Botanical Art Gallery at the Singapore Botanic Gardens on Sat, 23 May, 9am – 10am! Register 15 minutes before the tour at the Level 1 Visitor Counter of the Botanical Art Gallery. Limited to the first 20 persons.

Important! 🚨💯 “museum collections are actively developed, curated, and safely maintained to support research, teaching, and outreach by all. Many of us have taken the existence of such collections for granted, but this is clearly a mistake.” biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/…

This #InternationalMuseumDay, we spotlight @SIGNIFYnathist, pioneered by #LKCNHM in digitising Singapore’s historical specimens housed in museums worldwide. From scattered specimens to shared stories, SIGNIFY shows how museums can truly reconnect what history has divided.

Not an art installation: School uses CDs to minimise bird collisions straitstimes.com/singapore/e…

Geneticist J. Craig Venter, best known for his role in sequencing the human genome, has died aged 79. He spoke to Nature in 2023 about AI, sequencing the ocean – and why he had no plans to stop working. go.nature.com/4tHEf9M

Sperm have long been thought of as streamlined DNA delivery vehicles, carrying little more than a father’s genes to the egg. But a new study shows that in mice, sperm may transmit the father’s influence in another way. During their passage through the epididymis, the coiled tube where they mature after leaving the testes, sperm pick up messenger RNAs (mRNAs), RNA transcripts of genes that contain the genetic instructions for making proteins. These mRNAs seem to be transferred to the fertilized egg, where they may affect the developing embryo. Learn more: scim.ag/3R8RUZ2 @NewsfromScience

Often labeled “the world’s most dangerous birds,” cassowaries just got even more intriguing. The aggressive, flightless birds have structures on top of their heads called casques, the purpose of which has long confused scientists. To the human eye, casques look fairly plain—but new research finds this headgear fluoresces under ultraviolet light, possibly aiding the birds’ visual displays. Learn more: scim.ag/3OjiWMv @NewsfromScience

Twitching for the Fairy Pitta in Singapore birdwatching.asia/twitching-…

📆 Mark your calendars for the Third Asian Ornithological Conference! The event will take place on November 14–17, 2026 in @NUSingapore. Early bird registration closes on April 30, 2026. Don't miss it! 🔗 Details and registration: aoc2026.sg/

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Visiting the Singapore Botanic Gardens? Swing by the Botanical Art Gallery for the captivating exhibition “In Green” to see Japanese artist Asuka Hishiki's watercolour and pencil works from now until 15 Nov 2026! ⏰: Open daily from 9am – 6pm (closed on the last Thu of the month)