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…
The world’s metabolic health crisis has found an unlikely champion: the sardine. At a Manila press conference, health experts and industry leaders introduced the 2026 “Year of the Sardine,” reframing a pantry staple as a frontline response to one of…
Ahead of the next typhoon season, the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA) on Thursday, January 1, released the 2026 roster of tropical cyclone names. The announcement forms part of the country’s annual preparations for storms that regularly…
A rare orchid once presumed extinct in Borneo has been confirmed in the Philippines, reshaping scientists’ understanding of how plants move across Southeast Asia. The finding underscores the archipelago’s role as a last refuge for fragile montane species as forests…
