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An induction stove (left) uses electromagnetic fields to directly heat cookware. The gas stove (right) is powered by gas and uses fire to heat or cook food.
Makan

Gas or induction: Which cooktop is better?

A diver from National Geographic Pristine Seas measures the world’s largest coral colony in the Solomon Islands.
World

Scientists find world’s largest coral grown over three centuries

Mr Richard Lee (second from right) learning from Repair Kopitiam volunteers Edmund Ho (right) and Wong Tuan Wah at the repair clinic on Oct 26.
Singapore

New repair clinic teaches people to fix household items

All of the sea-based fish farms currently in operation in Singapore are located in the Johor Strait. But farmers have expressed concern about deteriorating water quality.
Singapore

1 in 4 of Singapore fish farms shut down in past year

PUB is continuing to monitor seawater intakes at its desalination plants, with seawater quality readings remaining normal.
Singapore

Bukom oil spill cleanup nears end, no new slicks spotted

    Evidence of oil spill found in the waters off Palawan beach at 10.22am on Oct 21.
    Singapore

    No sign of oil at Sentosa beaches, waters near desalination plants

    Marine life, including 75 hard corals, 10 soft corals and two coco worms, were imported without permits into Singapore.
    Singapore

    M'sia men jailed for bringing corals into S'pore without permit

    The site of the Kranji woodland that was cleared by mistake in 2020 and 2021, in a photo taken on Oct 1, 2024.
    Singapore

    Delay in projects to transform Lim Chu Kang into food hub

    Several photos of the scene captured by Ms Elsa Xu show hundreds of bright-pink egg clusters speckled across the reservoir’s rocks and vegetation.
    Singapore

    Invasive snail eggs spotted in Lower Seletar Reservoir