The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) is rolling out science-based agricultural technologies to help farmers adapt to the expected effects of this year’s El Niño, with innovations aimed at improving water management, boosting crop yields, and strengthening climate resilience.…
Environmental justice organization BAN Toxics expressed dismay over President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA) for “lacking real solutions” to the country’s environmental issues. “What little we heard from the President that is related to the…
A daily dose of curcumin extracted from turmeric combined with resistance exercise safely improved muscle pain, muscle mass, and physical function among older Filipinos with probable sarcopenia, according to a study led by a Department of Science and Technology (DOST)…
A simple device made of two spinning gyroscopes and a stick has carried three Filipino students into one of the most exclusive laboratories on Earth—the International Space Station (ISS). What began as a classroom concept at Rizal Technological University became…
In the Philippines, it grows in backyards, slips easily into a pot of tinola, and is handed down as a quiet cure-all. Known locally as malunggay, Moringa oleifera has long been treated as both food and medicine—an everyday plant with…
A genetic map of a humble marine species is reshaping how the Philippines could manage its coastal ecosystems—earning a national award and a ₱2 million research grant for the scientist behind it. A study decoding the genetic diversity of the…
The Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) has raised its El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) status to an “El Niño Alert,” signaling that a warm phase of the climate system is increasingly likely to develop by mid-2026 and…
The image of Earth—small, luminous, and suspended in darkness—captured from inside the Orion spacecraft as Artemis II crosses the midpoint to the Moon is more than a scientific achievement. It is a strategic signal. For the Philippines, it highlights both…
Along the shoreline of Seafront Residences in San Juan, Batangas, volunteers gather as dozens of newly hatched Olive Ridley sea turtles emerge from the sand and begin their slow crawl toward the water. The release is part of an ongoing…
Inside a quiet laboratory at the University of the Philippines – Los Baños (UPLB), entomologist Cristian Lucanas studies an insect most people would rather crush than examine. The 31-year-old researcher has built an unusual reputation around the creature, earning the…
