From 27 June to 2 July, Nicole (me, a PhD candidate) with Jo Lyn and Joshua, two Research Assistants from the PIE lab, travelled to XiShuangBanNa (XSBN) prefecture in the Yunnan province of China for the 2026 Association for Tropical Biology and Conservation (ATBC). ATBC is an international yearly conference that focusses on tropical biology, ecosystems and conservation globally. This year, the theme was quite a mouthful: Achieving a Shared Ecological Civilization for Long-T

On 18 June 2026, the Tropical Ecology and Entomology (TEE Lab) held the second run of CoS Science Discovery Camp Ecology Day lab tour. This event shed insights to the world of ecology and conservation for a group of 50 pre-university student participants. The morning started with an introduction by Project Officer Wan Lin to the students on what is ecology and why do we study ecology. This gives the student an understanding of the importance of ecological studies and the kin

Species interact with each other through complex ecological networks. The structure of these networks can be altered by anthropogenic drivers, such as agricultural expansion and climate change, which may impact ecosystem functioning. Increasingly, molecular techniques are being used to monitor biodiversity and construct ecological networks, circumventing the constraints associated with using conventional means to document species interactions over time and space. Field survey

From 3-5 June 2026, our research fellow, Dr Ong Xin Rui, participated in the 6th Conservation Asia Congress (CAC Nepal 2026) that was held in the bustling city of Kathmandau, Nepal. As part of the Asian chapter of the Society of Conservation Biology (SCB), this year's congress is considered a homecoming, where the first SCB Asia regional conference was held in the same venue more than two decades ago. Under the theme “Harmonising Biodiversity and Human Well-being in Asia,” th

Large mammalian herbivores are important keystone species that are increasingly threatened by hunting and global environmental change. Their loss can trigger cascading impacts on other organisms that rely on them, including dung beetles—ecologically important insects rely on the feces of larger animals for feeding and nesting. By processing and burying dung, dung beetles also contribute towards multiple ecosystem services, including nutrient recycling and seed dispersal. Scie