The Psychology of Summer: Why the Season Makes Us Lazy

[Summer] Great question: and one the air-con nation should ask!

“In one study, high humidity lowered concentration and increased sleepiness among participants. The weather also hurt their ability to think critically: the hotter it got, the less likely they were to question what they were told.”
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First new natural antibiotic in decades

[Futures] potent against MRSA and anthrax – the next new superdrug?
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wildsingapore news: Rare sea turtle spotted on beach at East Coast Park

[Wildlife] right under our noses!
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Flood, Rebuild, Repeat: Are We Ready for a Superstorm Sandy Every Other Year?

[Urban] disaster planning may be a whole lot more effective than disaster response!
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Painted Elephants

[Tradition] To these communities, they have never been “just elephants”, but objects of pride and affection
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Can We See Our Hypocrisy to Animals?

[Ethics] “Some day, will our descendants be mystified by how good and decent people in the early 21st century — that’s us — could have been so oblivious to the unethical treatment of animals?”
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Difference Engine: Looking up?

[Astro] Don’t forget the night sky! A brief history of Stargazing (:
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Would Singapore’s most beautiful damselfly species be made extinct by the CRL?

[Wildlife] there must be another option.
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Google Street View Knows Why Some Neighborhoods Just Feel Safe

[Tech] More trees/Less trash makes for safer neighbourhoods – at least in our eyes (:
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