Author: Mikael Angelo Francisco
Science Works, everywhere! Interactive science learning goes to Palawan
If you live in Metro Manila, there’s a good chance you’re familiar with the Science Works! exhibits. Perhaps you actively decided…
Think the platypus looks weird? This Triassic-era reptile was even weirder
• 250 million years ago, the platypus-looking Eretmorhipis carrolldongi swam in the waters of China. • It had a comically undersized…
A science heroine’s star will shine in ‘Silent Sky’
What if you had to leave behind everything you’ve known and held on to, in the pursuit of knowledge and…
This prehistoric shark’s teeth are straight out of an ’80s video game
• A newly named shark, Galagadon nordquistae, possessed teeth that resemble spaceships from the 1981 video game Galaga. • The prehistoric predator…
Watch the Super Wolf Blood Moon lunar eclipse right here
• The Super Wolf Blood Moon lunar eclipse is the first and last total lunar eclipse of 2019. • This…
Sweet sound: Can flowers really “hear” bees buzzing?
• According to researchers from Tel Aviv University, the evening primrose (Oenothera drummondii) can “hear” nearby bees. • Its flowers…
He found love in a croakless place: The world’s ‘loneliest frog’ has a date
• After 10 years of searching, scientists may have finally found a suitable mate for Romeo, a rare Sehuencas water…
Your favorite coffee could be the next climate change casualty
• Researchers from Britain found that at least 60 percent of all known wild coffee species, including arabica, are threatened…
Drastic pollution for safer elections? PNP balloon release event draws netizens’ ire
On January 13, the Philippine National Police (PNP) Regional Office 1 headed a “unity walk, interfaith prayer rally and peace…
Dr. Hilario D. G. Lara: The pioneer of modern public health in the Philippines
• Born on January 15, 1894, National Scientist Dr. Hilario D. G. Lara was a trailblazer in the public health…
