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This issue, our cover story dives deep into the flourishing flora and fauna in metropolitan Singapore, as well as an in-depth profile on the return of the smooth-coated otters that are a hot favourite among the locals. It is amazing how animals can switch and adapt to various environments. Each day also brings a new discovery for us. Did you know
that some viruses and microbes are essential in keeping us alive? Kat talks about how viruses work while Mun-Keat shares an insight into the human microbiome and how bacteria benefit us.

Seven Earth-Sized Exoplanets Found

The system of planets found orbiting nearby dwarf star TRAPPIST-1 may be our best chance yet of finding alien life.

3 mins

Biochemistry

Chemists have added synthetic letters to bacterial DNA. Study leader Prof Floyd Romesberg explains how this could expand the genetic code to make proteins never before seen in nature.

2 mins

NASA To Explore Metal Asteroid For The First Time

Consider us psyched. NASA will be sending a probe to a distant metal asteroid for the first time ever. The mission was selected from five finalists as part of NASA’s Discovery Program.

2 mins

City Slickers

With the help of Singapore’s residents, smooth-coated otters have returned to the heart of the city. Katie Stacey went to find out how they were enticed back.

8 mins

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A bi-monthly publication containing a feast of information for the curious mind. Every issue is packed with fascinating images, thought-provoking and entertaining articles about the world around us, the natural life that populates it, the history that has shaped our existence upon it, and the science that has driven it and continues to propel us into the future.