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Marine life

NUS-OceanX expedition observes rare deep-sea life in natural habitat

OceanX-NUS research team members Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum senior research fellow Dr Jose Mendoza, Tropical Marine Science Institute marine biology and ecology laboratory head Dr Tan Koh Siang, OceanX science programme director Mattie Rodrigue, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum advisor Prof Peter Ng and OceanX founder and co-CEO Mark Dalio, together with the OceanXplorer scientific vessel at Marina at Keppel Bay on Oct 29, 2025.
OceanX-NUS research team members Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum senior research fellow Dr Jose Mendoza, Tropical Marine Science Institute marine biology and ecology laboratory head Dr Tan Koh Siang, OceanX science programme director Mattie Rodrigue, Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum advisor Prof Peter Ng and OceanX founder and co-CEO Mark Dalio, together with the OceanXplorer scientific vessel at Marina at Keppel Bay on Oct 29, 2025.

Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old

More than 1,280 shark incidents have been recorded around Australia since 1791 – about 260 of them fatal – according to a national database.
More than 1,280 shark incidents have been recorded around Australia since 1791 – about 260 of them fatal – according to a national database.

Cash-strapped Canadian theme park may euthanise beluga whales

Marineland closed to the public in 2024 and has reportedly been trying to sell its assets since.
Marineland closed to the public in 2024 and has reportedly been trying to sell its assets since.

NUS-OceanX expedition sets sail to study largely unexplored part of the Indian Ocean

sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX
sfgood - OceanX supports initiatives promoting ocean exploration, conservation, and education. 

Credit - OCEANX

NUS scientists gear up for high seas expedition to explore Indian Ocean seamount biodiversity

NUS researchers testing out a special system of “traps within a trap” for the expedition.
NUS researchers testing out a special system of “traps within a trap” for the expedition.

Police investigating after video of woman apparently catching sharks in Sentosa surfaces online

The video shows two sharks, resembling blacktip reef shark pups, placed on the floorboard on Sentosa Pier.
The video shows two sharks, resembling blacktip reef shark pups, placed on the floorboard on Sentosa Pier.

Baleen whale found dead in waters off Tanjong Pagar likely struck by ship

Curators Marcus Chua (right) and Foo Maosheng carrying the mandible bone from the baleen whale carcass for storage at the Singapore Salvage Engineers’ shipyard in Tuas, on Sept 26.
Curators Marcus Chua (right) and Foo Maosheng carrying the mandible bone from the baleen whale carcass for storage at the Singapore Salvage Engineers’ shipyard in Tuas, on Sept 26.

AI-powered underwater robot helps scientists map out corals

Dr Malika Meghjani (second from left) with her team members (from left) research assistant Shrutika Vishal Thengane, hardware engineer Hoo Jun Jie, and Master’s student Marcel Bartholomeus Prasetyo and their underwater robot on Sep 25.
Dr Malika Meghjani (second from left) with her team members (from left) research assistant Shrutika Vishal Thengane, hardware engineer Hoo Jun Jie, and Master’s student Marcel Bartholomeus Prasetyo and their underwater robot on Sep 25.

International treaty protecting world’s oceans to take effect

The law aims to protect biodiverse areas worldwide that lie in waters beyond countries’ exclusive economic zones.
The law aims to protect biodiverse areas worldwide that lie in waters beyond countries’ exclusive economic zones.

From pets to pests: How invasive fish species are threatening Malaysia’s rivers

Members of Slingshot Fishing Malaysia with the invasive pleco fish they caught at a river in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.
Members of Slingshot Fishing Malaysia with the invasive pleco fish they caught at a river in Sentul, Kuala Lumpur.

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2025 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.