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How ๐๐ข๐ณ๐ฅ๐ช๐ฏ๐ฆ๐ญ๐ญ๐ข ๐ฑ๐ข๐ค๐ช๐ง๐ช๐ค๐ข may have adapted to survive in Philippine waters
Harutaka Hata & Hiroyuki Motomura There’s always a special kind of thrill whenever scientists find a new species. It’s even…
The massive ‘mameng’, defender of the coral reefs
National Aquarium With its venomous spines and imposing size, the crown-of-thorns starfish (Acanthaster planci) is one of the most formidable…
Why you should become a DDS (๐๐ถ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ๐จ ๐ฅ๐ถ๐จ๐ฐ๐ฏ Supporter) today
Getty Images Believed by many to have inspired seafarers’ mermaid and siren stories, the dugong (Dugong dugon) is a gentle,…
The beauty and brains of the giant manta ray
Steve Laycock – CC BY-SA 4.0 Gliding effortlessly in the tropical waters of the Philippines and other parts of the…
What’s the national fish of the Philippines? (Hint: It’s not what you think)
Ken Tam/Flickr Well-known for its belly fat and abundance of bones, theย bangusย or milkfish (Chanos chanos) is regarded by many Filipinos…
Is ๐๐ข๐ฏ๐ฅ๐ข๐ฌ๐ข ๐ฑ๐บ๐จ๐ฎ๐ข๐ฆ๐ข really the world’s smallest fish?
Alamy For a long time, Filipino schoolchildren were taught that the world’s smallest fish was a species exclusively found in…
Can all turtles hide in their shells?
Alamy Often finding its way into pop culture, the idea of a turtle hiding its head and/or limbs in its…
Why you should never, ever step on corals
USFWS-Pacific Region/Flickr It’s not unheard of for the general public to take issue with people who show disrespect to historical…
Why does the parrotfish sleep inside its own snot bubble?
Igor Cristino Silva Cruz/CC BY-SA 4.0 Many of us have our own little rituals before going to bed. Some of…
The compounds in cone snail venom that can make any Pinoy smile
Michigan Science Art With its lovely brown-and-white shell, the marine snail known as the geography cone (Conus geographus) may not…
