Science

Former NEA chairman among eight lauded at annual President’s Science and Technology Awards

President’s Science and Technology Medal recipient Lee Chuan Seng (left) and Young Scientist Award recipient Liu Boxiang at the President’s Science and Technology Awards 2026 ceremony on Aug 28.

No lab coats required: Singapore’s revamped science park transforms into playground for all

Singapore Science Park is reborn as a “cathedral” of play.

Climbing-British alpinist Manners makes Eiger history after forging her own path in sport

The Solar Eclipse route on the Eiger North Face, near Grindelwald, Switzerland, August 8, 2026. FAY MANNERS/Handout via REUTERS

NASA’s $5b ‘cosmic eye’ takes aim at the universe’s darkest secrets

NASA’s Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope is set to map two billion galaxies in a year.

Highest-ever ocean temperature measured as super El Nino forms

The global average sea-surface temperature hit a record 21.1 deg C on Aug 22.

Japanese university finds river bacteria that remove ‘forever chemicals’

The finding offers hope for tackling per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, which are difficult to break down.

Milky Way’s fastest star discovered spinning around black hole

Several stars are seen orbiting Sagittarius A*, the supermassive black hole at the centre of the Milky Way.

‘Breakthrough’ mRNA cancer drug curbs melanoma in large trial

The treatment works by taking a sample of the patient’s melanoma, identifying its unique mutational signature - or “fingerprint” - then using mRNA technology to fight it.

Ocean Race launches twin race for Atlantic glory and greenest crew

Chinese space programme pioneer Liu Jiyuan dies at 93

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