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October 4, 2022

Environment

The dugong’s functional extinction is a wake up call

Dugongs are important in coastal marine ecosystems. The status of their population in an area can be used as an indicator of general ecosystem health.

The dugongs have a slow and graceful movement. Even early explorers and sailors thought they were mermaids because of their streamlined bodies—the mermaid theory!

September 27, 2022

Technology

‘A lot of time, money, people’: It took over 20 years to build the James Webb Space Telescope

“It just takes money, time, and people.”

It took more than 20 years to build the James Webb Space Telescope, according to Prof. Rogier Windhorst, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) interdisciplinary scientist for the Webb telescope.

August 20, 2022

Highlight

Who is Renato Solidum Jr., new science and technology secretary?

“He is a man of science and is a good pick.”

In a report by Rappler, the newly appointed secretary of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Renato Solidum Jr. was described “a good pick” by executive director of the University of the Philippines Resilience Institute Mahar Lagmay...

Climate

Metro Cebu experiences flood again

Health

State of public health emergency extended until end of year

Technology

Free microchips for pets!

Endangered Species

Endangered Irrawaddy dolphin found dead in Camarines Sur

August 13, 2022

Highlight

The earliest we can get Monkeypox vaccine in the Philippines is 2023

The Department of Health says they are currently working with the private sector and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to secure Monkeypox vaccines. Although the earliest that they can get these vaccines to the Philippines is 2023...

Climate

Makati City declares climate emergency

Health

Back to school: Students urged to get COVID-19 boosters ahead of classes

Biology

Cellular recovery—can animals be brought back to life?

Geology

Three-legged coconut tree in Masbate

August 6, 2022

Highlight

US government declares monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency

The Biden administration declared the monkeypox outbreak a public health emergency last Thursday...

Climate

Climate change to blame for more frequent extreme floods

Disaster

Five dead, dozens injured in 7-magnitude quake in northern Philippines

Paleontology

Extinct panda species found in Europe highlights debate over panda origins

Technology

Explorers find WWII Navy ship in Philippines, deepest wreck discovered

July 25, 2022

Highlight

WHO declares Monkeypox public health emergency

The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a public health emergency of international concern by the World Health Organization on Saturday...

Health

Advocates for long Covid frustrated with US government response

Disaster

How to take care of yourself, pets in heat wave

Food

Choosing a milk alternative? Here are some options.

Paleontology

100 million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered in a restaurant

July 22, 2022

Highlight

Climate change to blame in record-breaking heat waves in US, Europe, scientists say

The recent record-breaking heat waves in the US and Europe are consequences of climate change, according to scientists...

Health

The new BA.5 variant is causing COVID cases to rise worldwide—What you need to know

Technology

NASA aims to launch giant moon rocket in late August

Health

Ramsay Hunt Syndrome: What caused Justin Bieber’s world tour pause?

Health

Skittles lawsuit says it is ‘unfit for human consumption’ due to titanium dioxide

July 12, 2022

Highlight

NASA releases first scientific images from James Webb Space Telescope

NASA has released the first scientific images from the James Webb Space Telescope. It shows “the oldest documented light in the history of the universe, from over 13 billion years ago” said US President Joe Biden when he released the first image...

Health

WHO to reassess whether monkeypox is public health emergency of international concern

Technology

Neil deGrasse Tyson reacts to Elon Musk’s tweets on Mars colonization

Marine Science

Large feeding frenzies of endangered fin whales return to ancestral feeding grounds

Genomics / Archaeology

Dogs traced back to two wolf populations

July 6, 2022

Highlight

Transwomen in female sports: What do scientists say?

A study in 2015 says transwomen have no athletic edge over cisgender peers after hormone therapy. Studies in 2020 and 2021 show that transwomen still retain it after a year...

Technology

Do we need to stop using period-tracking apps?

Disaster

Sydney experiences ‘life-threatening’ heavy rains, flood

Biology

Woolly mammoths are Manny, Ellie from Ice Age!

Chemistry

How do fireworks get their colors?

June 29, 2022

Highlight

“Impossible Choice”: Doctors left choosing between ethics and law with abortion ban

“I did not go to medical school to go to jail.”

Like most doctors, ob-gyn Dr. DeShaw Taylor in Arizona is now faced with a dilemma after Roe v. Wade was overturned...

Climate

Heat waves getting more common around the world

Technology

South Korea launches first satellite with homegrown rocket

Environment

Greenland polar bears: Adapted to climate change?

Biology

World’s largest bacterium is the size of a human eyelash

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