Author: Mikael Angelo Francisco
UST students win int’l competition for developing targeted river pollution management tool
Team EMPATH (L-R): Sophia Nicole Mendoza, Samantha Muñoz, Brendan James Saripe and James Kaleb Graycochea. (Photo: Shie Muñoz) A team…
𝘈𝘳𝘪𝘱𝘵𝘺𝘦𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘬𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪: a new spittlebug species from the Philippines (2026)
Ariptyelus ikalahani. (Photos: L – Elizabeth Huber; R – Agnieszka Anna Pierwola) In March 2026, the description of Ariptyelus ikalahani,…
𝘈𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘪: a new herbaceous plant species from the Philippines (2026)
Amorphophallus calladoi. (Photo: John Rey Callado) In February 2026, the description of Amorphophallus calladoi, a new endemic species of herbaceous…
𝘉𝘦𝘨𝘰𝘯𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴: a new flowering plant species from the Philippines (2026)
Begonia occidentalis. (Photos: Bobby Alaman – L; lower R; Donnafe Ancheta – upper R) In March 2026, the description of…
𝘓𝘶𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘷𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘻𝘪: a new forest gecko species from the Philippines (2026)
Luperosaurus alvarezi. (Photo: Camila G. Meneses & Rafe M. Brown) In March 2026, the description of Luperosaurus alvarezi, a new species…
8-year-old Pinoy artist wins award at int’l space agency forum
An 8-year-old Filipino artist, Alexander Maverick Racca Malunes, won the Poster of the Year Award at the 31st Asia-Pacific Regional…
Inside the space-faring science of ‘Project Hail Mary’
Photo: Sony Pictures Releasing International [Mild spoiler warning: This article mentions and discusses light plot elements from the source novel.]…
PHILIPPINES: E-trikes and EVs’ Bumpy Road to Cleaner Transport
By Mikael Angelo Francisco with Johanna Son* Originally published on Reporting ASEAN MANILA — Every weekday afternoon, Rolando gets into his…
Debunking medical misinformation in the Philippines: An interview with Doc Adam
Hosted by Pinoy science journalist Mikael Angelo Francisco, the Ask Theory Podcast shines the spotlight on science in and for…
The dire wolf remains extinct — because extinctions cannot be undone
G.R.R. Martin/TIME/Colossal Biosciences/The New Yorker •U.S.-based Colossal Biosciences claimed that it resurrected the dire wolf, a canid that went extinct…
