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Scientific research

NASA to ‘pause’ orbital lunar space station and pivot to lunar base

NASA’s next-generation moon rocket sits on a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.
NASA’s next-generation moon rocket sits on a launch pad at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Record-breaking heatwave that grips western US ‘virtually impossible’ without climate change: Scientists

A man snowboards without his coat at Breckenridge Ski Resort as temperatures reach into the 50s on March 18 in Breckenridge, Colorado.
A man snowboards without his coat at Breckenridge Ski Resort as temperatures reach into the 50s on March 18 in Breckenridge, Colorado.

S’pore study links positive maternal well-being to stronger cognitive abilities in pre-school children

Mothers with a positive sense of mental well-being tend to adopt healthier parenting styles, a study has found.
Mothers with a positive sense of mental well-being tend to adopt healthier parenting styles, a study has found.

The usefulness of useless knowledge

Biologists' curiosity as to how bees forage for nectar led to the Honey Bee Algorithm that was adapted to direct internet traffic.
Biologists' curiosity as to how bees forage for nectar led to the Honey Bee Algorithm that was adapted to direct internet traffic.

Inside the brain’s night shift: Sleep research on biological ‘wash cycle’ shows promise

Asian woman sleep well from good sleep on weekend morning, takes some rest, enjoy relax in comfortable bedroom at home window, happy lazy day, enjoy work life ba
Asian woman sleep well from good sleep on weekend morning, takes some rest, enjoy relax in comfortable bedroom at home window, happy lazy day, enjoy work life ba

US firm Quantinuum’s new R&D centre in S’pore to spur growth of quantum computing applications

(From left) Dr Marvin Lee, Singapore country leader of Quantinuum, Dr Rajeeb Hazra, president and chief executive officer of Quantinuum, and Ms Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore, at the Quantinuum Singapore R&D and operations centre launch on March 11.
(From left) Dr Marvin Lee, Singapore country leader of Quantinuum, Dr Rajeeb Hazra, president and chief executive officer of Quantinuum, and Ms Josephine Teo, Minister for Digital Development and Information of Singapore, at the Quantinuum Singapore R&D and operations centre launch on March 11.

Ig Nobel prizes moving to Europe because US is ‘unsafe’ to visit

Previous winners of the Ig Nobel Prize include researchers who determined that acute appendicitis can be accurately diagnosed by the amount of pain evident when the patient is driven over speed bumps.
Previous winners of the Ig Nobel Prize include researchers who determined that acute appendicitis can be accurately diagnosed by the amount of pain evident when the patient is driven over speed bumps.

The chemistry of connections: Can ‘love hormones’ cure loneliness?

In an era where loneliness is rising to pandemic levels, these molecules may hold vital clues to our mental health.
In an era where loneliness is rising to pandemic levels, these molecules may hold vital clues to our mental health.

T. rex ran on its tiptoes ‘like an 8-tonne chicken’, study finds

A model of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, part of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.
A model of a Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton, part of an exhibit at the American Museum of Natural History in New York.

Breakthrough for Indonesian scientists studying migration paths of pygmy blue whales

lcwhale23 - Researchers piloting a drone carrying a satellite tag during their Marine Migratory Species Expedition in 2025.
Credit: HO/Doc.Konservasi Indonesia
lcwhale23 - Researchers piloting a drone carrying a satellite tag during their Marine Migratory Species Expedition in 2025.
Credit: HO/Doc.Konservasi Indonesia

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MDDI (P) 046/10/2025. Published by SPH Media Limited, Co. Regn. No.202120748H. Copyright © 2026 SPH Media Limited. All rights reserved.