“When you educate a girl, you educate a nation.” This well-known African proverb was what prompted Assoc Prof Tan Lai Yong, NUS College of Alice & Peter Tan (CAPT) Director for Outreach and Community Engagement, and others at the College to spearhead a pilot project...

Mangrove forests are unique in that they can store three to four times more carbon than other types of forests on land. Given Singapore’s small size and its relatively high carbon footprint, mangroves play a vital role in keeping our air clean.

During the Circuit Breaker period, life momentarily ceased to a halt. The lively cacophony of sounds on the streets that had once been teeming with life was reduced to a minimum, with only the occasional commuter passing by.