Asia Singapore Forty-two “mini-hotels” have been installed across 7 underwater locations in Singapore to study lesser-known reef creatures; the ARMS, Autonomous Reef Monitoring Structures, mimic natural reef habitats, attracting marine life for research purposes
Asia Singapore First national seagrass restoration project has started, transplanting seagrass to Sisters’ Islands to safeguard marine biodiversity and study tropical seagrass reproduction; 80% of seagrass meadows have been lost to coastal development since the 1950s
Asia Singapore Music therapy is widely adopted across hospitals, schools and elder-care facilities, with certified clinicians using clinically tested music interventions to enhance patients’ physical, emotional, cognitive, social well-being
Asia Singapore At the ATxSummit in Singapore, President Tharman Shanmugaratnam emphasized the need to harness AI for public good, preserving jobs, enhancing healthcare, and combating climate change; He warned against leaving AI development unregulated
Asia Singapore Ancient Asians who migrated 20.000 km to South America have been traced by a study by Nanyang Technological University; using ancient DNA, researchers showed how this journey reshaped the genetic makeup of indigenous populations across the Americas