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12 Jul 2018
Leading an international study on the vulnerability of salt marshes in the United Kingdom (UK), scientists from the Earth Observatory of Singapore (EOS) at Nanyang Technological University warn that the...
03 Jul 2018
Read the commentary by Professor Benjamin P. Horton on some of the climate action plans and best practices that will be discussed in the climate change summit. The Staits Times...
02 Jul 2018
Read the commentary by Professor Benjamin P. Horton at the Straits Times entitled: Half a month's rainfall in two hours. https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/half-a-months-rainfal...
29 Jun 2018
It is well known that conversion of tropical rainforest into oil palm plantations leads to massive losses of biodiversity, due to the enormous diversity of South East Asian tropical rainforest...
22 Jun 2018
Prof Benjamin Horton Dr Tim Shaw Wetlands are one of humanity’s best defences against climate change. Besides shielding cities from extreme weather like hurricanes, wetlands can also store massive amounts...
21 Jun 2018
Coral reefs are appreciated for their beauty and great diversity of species, but they also provide important services of vast economic value, for example by acting as natural breakwaters, protecting...
12 Jun 2018
ASE professor David Wardle has received the 2018 Eminent Ecologist Award by the Journal of Ecology. As part of the award, the Journal of Ecology has prepared a ‘virtual issue’...
11 Jun 2018
According to a new report from The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, record high tide flooding was recorded in many locations throughout the US last year, but more importantly, the...
07 Jun 2018
Congratulations to Professor Paul Tapponnier , who is the Asia Oceania Geosciences Society (AOGS) Axford Medal Award Recipient 2017 – 2018. Professor Tapponnier receives the medal for “his ground breaking...
31 May 2018
Everyone knows that plants are eaten by animals, but how important is this basic process in structuring plant communities? In a study published this week in the Proceedings of the...