Category: Biodiversity
Is spinach really a good source of iron?
Lisa Fotios/Pexels Ever heard about how a misplaced decimal point made cartoonist Elzie Crisler Segar choose spinach (𝘚𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘢 𝘰𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘢) as…
Wildlife wealth: The different animals featured on Philippine peso bills
BSP/Design Systemat The Philippines is home to a vast assortment of unique and interesting wildlife, from the crescent-horned tamaraw to the…
Why strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries aren’t really berries
Petr Kratochvil/CC0 Strawberries, blackberries, and raspberries are edible fruits that people all over the world enjoy in a variety of…
Bovine banter: 5 facts you should know about the tamaraw
Gregg Yan We all learned about the tamaraw somewhere down the line during elementary school. But unless your teacher had…
Why you should never carelessly approach an ostrich
Yathin S. Krishnappa/CC BY-SA 4.0 Popular myth would have you believe that ostriches (genus Struthio) bury their heads in the…
A slimy, slithery, and possibly poisonous congress: Facts about salamanders
Concord Monitor/Associated Press You’ve probably seen this in the form of a meme or a furious political status update from…
The Manilla Spaniel: the Pinoy dog breed you’ve never heard of
Boursnell/Country Life Magazine As weird as it may sound, this article only exists because of a low-quality photo of someone’s…
5 mahahalagang kaalaman tungkol sa mga ibong migratory
Taon-taong ipinagdiriwang ng mga bird-watcher at dalub-ibon ang World Migratory Bird Day upang mas mabigyang-pansin ang mga ibong migratory (o mga ibong lumilipad papunta sa…
4 Philippine marine animals that can kill you in one hit
Droves of marine researchers and travel-ready thalassophiles are drawn to the Philippines every year, and with good reason. The vast…
The first animal cloned into de-extinction (that promptly went extinct again)
On January 6, 2000, forest rangers in Spain’s Ordesa National Park found the corpse of Celia, the last Pyrenean ibex…
