From 8 to 18 Dec 2025, Zann and Marx visited Kuala Lumpur to study Peninsular Malaysia’s dung beetles, supporting research on Singapore species. Exploring collections at Universiti Malaya and FRIM with Dr Thary Gazi Goh revealed new insights into taxonomy, ecology, and natural history. We are grateful for this opportunity to visit and look forward to future collaboration - terima kasih!

Hello everyone! We’re Dr Nanette Raczka and research assistant Sonia Lee from the TEE Lab. Nanette is an ecologist whose research focuses include plant nutrient acquisition processes and plant-microbial interactions, and Sonia is a research assistant who has an interest in entomology. Background A little background into our project – a great challenge lies in quantifying the change in belowground root carbon between land use types such as restored forests and secondary fore

On 10 December 2025, The Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE) lab from the Asian School of Environment (ASE), College of Science, Nanyang Technological University (NTU) conducted a presentation and hands-on workshop at Institute for Biodiversity and Environmental Research, Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD) focused on adapting the Forest Integrity Assessment (FIA) tool for peat swamp forest ecosystems. This event brought together researchers, students, and the staffs on g

During our second trip to Japan this year, the TEE Lab visited the collections at the National Museum of Nature and Science , which is situated in the Science City of Tsukuba. Hosted by Dr Showtaro Kakizoe, we spent two fulfilling days examining and imaging dung beetle specimens held in the museum's collections. Group photo with Dr Showtaro Kakizoe and Hiroshima University PhD student Aiman Aiman Luhkman. These important collections help us to verify species identifications a

The TEE Lab is welcomed our collaborators from Hiroshima University back to Singapore for the second time this year on 2-3 Nov 2025! Highlights included a GBIF data-sharing session by our Project Officer Marx Yim, a presentation by Aiman on his 10-day training in the lab, and of course, a feast of Indonesian food as a welcome dinner. A short but meaningful visit filled with learning, discussion, and collaboration. Looking forward to more in 2026!

In July 2025, PhD student Zann Teo represented the TEE Lab at the East Asia Dung Beetle Research Symposium in Nara, Japan! She shared updates on Singapore’s dung beetle species checklist and morphological key, and connected with dung beetle researchers from both across East Asia and around the world. 🌏 With inspiring talks on dung beetle research from different fields, a field trip to search for dung beetles at Nara Park, the symposium was packed with learning, discovery an

The Tropical Ecology & Entomology Lab (TEE Lab), Asian School of Environment (ASE), Nanyang Technological University (NTU) recently had the privilege of participating in the official opening of the new Sustainability Gallery at Gardens by the Bay. We were honoured to showcase our work to distinguished guests, including  President of the Republic of Singapore, Tharman Shanmugaratnam, Kikkoman Corporation honorary CEO, chairman of board of directors Yuzaburo Mogi , and the dedi

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Group photo with Dr. Teruo Ochi, Dr. Masahiro Kon, Dr. Tetsuro Hosaka, Dr. Showtaro Kakizoe, and Dr. Tomohiro Watazu. Photo 2025, Chiew...

We are proud to share that recent research from the Tropical Ecology and Entomology Lab (TEE Lab) at the Asian School of the Environment...

This month, we proudly celebrated the graduation of Dr. Ong Xin Rui and Dr. Tharaka S. Priyadarshana , who have both been conferred the...

Pre-university students from the junior college and polytechnic students at the CoS Science Discovery Camp from 18 to 20 June 2025. Photo...

Calvin Leung giving his oral presentation on his first PhD chapter during ESSE2025. Photo 2025, Dmitry Telnov From 14th-16th May 2025,...

Dr. Evan Quah shared fascinating insights into the rich diversity of snakes in the region, highlighted key research gaps, and emphasized...

We are delighted to share that our recent study on butterfly biodiversity in Singapore’s urban environment  has been featured by NTU...

Huge congratulations to Zann Teo for passing this milestone in her PhD journey. Photo 2025, Chung Wing We are thrilled to celebrate a...

Participants at Climate Transformations  Tuesday Gathering 'Under the Lens: A Closer Look at Insect' with Artist Wendy Zhang and the...

The TEE Lab is featured in the Merdeka Daily News, local Sandakan paper. Photo 2025, Arthur Chung The TEE Lab returned to the rainforests...

We had the amazing opportunity to contribute a commentary for The Straits Times on our recent publication in Ecology Letters, "...

In March 2025, the TEE Lab was delighted to have Dr Gianluca Cerullo with us for an afternoon of exciting discussions and catching up....