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Scientific research

Bovine intervention? Tool-using cow in Austria scratches the surface of animal intelligence

Veronika, a 13-year-old Brown Swiss cow living as a pet in Austria, using a stick to scratch herself.
Veronika, a 13-year-old Brown Swiss cow living as a pet in Austria, using a stick to scratch herself.

Climate change fuels disasters, but deaths don’t add up

More than 2.3 million people died from weather-related events between 1970 and 2025.
More than 2.3 million people died from weather-related events between 1970 and 2025.

Astronomers spot mysterious ‘iron bar’ in well-known Ring Nebula

Researchers have spotted a large cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar stretching about six trillion kilometres-long across the face of the Ring Nebula.
Researchers have spotted a large cloud of iron atoms in the shape of a bar stretching about six trillion kilometres-long across the face of the Ring Nebula.

New map reveals hidden landscape under Antarctica’s ice sheet

A map illustrates the subglacial landscape of mountain ranges, deep canyons and wide valleys beneath Antarctica.
A map illustrates the subglacial landscape of mountain ranges, deep canyons and wide valleys beneath Antarctica.

Study finds Tyrannosaurus rex did not reach full size until age 40

Tyrannosaurus prowled western North America during the Cretaceous Period over 66 million years ago.
Tyrannosaurus prowled western North America during the Cretaceous Period over 66 million years ago.

No plans to publicly display carcass of euthanised Himalayan vulture: Lee Kong Chian museum

Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum houses more than a million natural history specimen.
Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum houses more than a million natural history specimen.

Ailing astronaut, 3 other ISS crew members splash down in first-ever medical evacuation

This screengrab shows a SpaceX capsule carrying three astronauts and a cosmonaut undocking from the ISS.
This screengrab shows a SpaceX capsule carrying three astronauts and a cosmonaut undocking from the ISS.

Astronomers spot white dwarf star creating a colourful shockwave

A white dwarf star creating a colourful shockwave, as observed using the Very Large Telescope in Chile.
A white dwarf star creating a colourful shockwave, as observed using the Very Large Telescope in Chile.

New fossil unearths tiny dinosaur with weaponised hand for stealing eggs

Seniors in Singapore visit the dentist less often, are at risk of growing more frail: Study

A recent nationwide longitudinal study showed that only around a quarter of the seniors had visited a dentist within the past six months.
A recent nationwide longitudinal study showed that only around a quarter of the seniors had visited a dentist within the past six months.

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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.