Category: Earth
DOST and Mapúa launch weather forecasting system to prepare for La Niña
Photo: Pexels (Press release from DOST-PCIEERD) On May 31, 2024, the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) and Mapua University…
UP professors urge long-term monitoring of West Philippine Sea resources
Photo: Craig Soroño • At a recent public forum facilitated by the UP Diliman College of Science, professors discussed the…
Brilliance brutally cut short: The life, work, and legacy of Leonard Co
Philippine Taxonomic Initiative va Facebook Born on December 29, 1953 to a Chinese immigrant and an Ilocano mother, Leonardo Legaspi Co…
UPOU offers permaculture design course
Dr. Jabez Flores via Facebook Interested in growing your own food and designing a sustainable home? Permaculture calls you to…
New documentary by Pinoy scientist highlights urgency of mangrove conservation
Weand Ybañez •Mangrove deforestation is a massive problem in the Philippines, one that deeply affects the lives of many coastal…
Ang bubwit na nakaligtas sa bagsik ng bulkan
Dave Harlow/USGS Tatlong dekada na ang lumipas mula nang masaksihan ng mundo ang kapangyarihan ng bulkang Pinatubo. Pumutok ito noong…
Masungi Georeserve: A green frontier championing endangered and endemic wildlife
Masungi Georeserve Concealed in the rainforests of Baras, Rizal, award-winning conservation site Masungi Georeserve gives home to more than 400…
We can’t predict earthquakes—so here’s what experts do instead
Shutterstock •Studies on both the 2012 Negros earthquake and the 2013 Bohol earthquake revealed previously unknown faults in the Philippines.…
Can two snowflakes be exactly the same?
Shutterstock Snowflakes truly are a marvel of nature. Formed in ways that ensure their uniqueness, finding two precisely identical snowflakes…
Gifts from the wise: What ARE frankincense and myrrh, exactly?
Getty Images One of the most popular Christmas stories comes straight from the Bible: The visitation of the Magi, who…
