Category: Biodiversity
These unique lizard species are the real-life ‘dragons’ of Southeast Asia
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity By Dr. Theresa Mundita S. Lim Dragons feature prominently in mythology, folklore, and many cultures across…
Sun’s out, root’s out? This cave plant feeds bugs and other arthropods
Dr. Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo/UP Los Baños By Dr. Aimee Lynn Barrion-Dupo Cave biologists have long believed that life between caves…
This is the world’s biggest and weirdest flower. Can Pinoy scientists save it?
On June 16, 1841, with a roomful of scientists as his audience, museum curator J.E. Teschemacher revealed a new species…
This newly described ‘medusa’ plant is a star among stars
Dr. Miguel David de Leon •A newly described flowering plant, Hoya medusa, has a combination of characteristics unlike any other species…
California Academy of Sciences describes 3 new Philippine species in 2021
Terry Gosliner © 2020 California Academy of Sciences •The California Academy of Sciences has released its 2021 list of newly…
Farmer’s gold or fool’s gold? Facts about Golden Rice
Genetic Literacy Project •The Golden Rice project, which started in the 1990s, is a long time coming. •Golden Rice aims…
The ‘King’s Gambit’: How a cone snail’s venom takes catfishing to a new, gruesome level
•Based on specimens from Cebu, the Conus imperialis cone snail may be using its venom not to incapacitate its prey, but to…
This frog was once named after Dr. Jose Rizal
Rafe M. Brown When Dr. Jose Rizal was in political exile in Dapitan, he spent a considerable amount of time…
Reindeer noses do turn red (though not as brightly as Rudolph’s)
Kia Krarup Hansen; Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, University of Tromsø Inspired by Rudolph the red-nosed reindeer, a team…
5 little-known endangered species in the Philippines
Carmelo López Abad Did you know that the Philippines is among the 17 megadiverse countries in the world? Megadiversity refers to…
