Category: Features
#AskFlipScience: Does grape ice cream exist?
Welcome to #AskFlipScience, where we answer even the strangest, silliest questions with science! This week’s question: Does grape ice cream…
Seeing the truth: How science can debunk cultural myths
• Despite advancements in modern science, cultural myths–beliefs based on religion or culture regarded as general truths–persist across the globe.…
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…
These 5 endemic Philippine animals are facing extinction
•In 2018, Spix’s Macaw was officially declared extinct in the wild, with three other species possibly extinct. •The Philippines has…
The kilogram has been redefined. How will this affect Filipinos?
•Beginning on May 20, 2019 (World Metrology Day 2019), scientists will no longer base the standard weight of the kilogram…
Dr. Ricardo M. Lantican: The Filipino whose research changed four industries
• Born on January 8, 1933, Dr. Ricardo M. Lantican is an internationally recognized pioneer in plant breeding. • Dr.…
Symbols of science: 150 years of the Periodic Table of Elements
• The United Nations (UN) officially declared 2019 as the International Year of the Periodic Table of Chemical Elements (IYPT2019).…
The 10 most popular FlipScience stories of 2018
2018 was certainly a big year for science. (If you read our article yesterday on the year’s biggest science stories,…
2018 in review: The biggest science stories of the year
As 2018 comes to a close, let’s look at some of the year’s biggest science stories, both on our planet…
Season’s eatings: Don’t ignore your teeth this holiday season
December is definitely the season to be eating, especially with all the parties set during the month. But before you…
