Citizens raise their concerns about sightings and viral photos of “mutant deer” around multiple states in the US as a potential virus outbreak. According to Cornell University's Wildlife Health Lab, this disease is known as “fibromas,” which is caused by poxviruses and papillomaviruses on specific species transmitted through fleas, mosquitoes, or direct contact with injured skin.

Every year, millions flock to Calamba and Los Baños to dip into the steaming pools that made Laguna famous. Few stop to think where all that water comes from—or how long it will last.

Isang nakagugulat na balitang siyentipiko ang nagdulot ng pagkamangha at pangamba sa marami: mas bumibilis na ang ikot ng mundo, ayon sa naitala noong Hunyo 9 taong kasalukuyan. Sa simpleng salita, umiiksi na ang bawat araw — at ito’y hindi isang kathang-isip o metapora. Ito ay isang literal na pangyayari na napatunayan ng mga eksperto sa agham.

It was a long day. You feel okay but not quite okay. You’re not sad or happy—just empty. Even when doing things you love, everything feels draining. As you lie in bed, you whisper, “Siri, play This Is Me Trying, by Taylor Swift.” Surprisingly relatable, right? This is the science behind every burnout spree.

Ang pagkaing Pritong Patatas o mas kilala bilang “French Fries” ay hindi na bago sa ating mga Pilipino. Ito ay kadalasang kinakain bilang meryenda—hindi lamang ng mga bata, kundi pati na rin ng mga matatanda.

Sa mabilis na pag-unlad ng teknolohiya, makabagong mga inobasyon, at makapigil-hiningang tuklas, isang rebolusyonaryong imbensyon ang unti-unting lumilitaw at nagnanais ng atensiyon sa mundong puno ng pabago-bago ang utak at aksyon—ang brain chip.

Patuloy ang pag-iral ng mainit na panahon. Naitala ng Department of Health (DOH) ang 118 na kaso ng heatstroke sa Manila noong nakaraang tag-init, buwan ng Abril 2025.

As technology advances, so do the emergence of rare and alarming diseases. From our daily routines to the food we consume, potential threats to health have become harder to avoid. One pressing example is the sharp rise in Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the Philippines—an issue that continues to spark public fear, fueled by a flood of information both factual and misleading.

When Rendon Gonzales, 13 years old, around 79 kg, was eating two boxes of pizza, he suddenly clinched his chest and fell to the ground extremely hard. They rushed him to the nearest hospital. Diagnosis? Hyper acidity.

Isa ang Pilipinas sa mga bansang nakapagtala ng bultuhang kaso ng rabies. Nakababahala ang mga naiiulat na namatay dahil dito. Sa kabila ng pagdami ng kaso, ay libreng bakuna ang hatid ng gobyerno sa mga ospital para sa mamamayang Pilipino.

In the world of medicine, rare blood types are nothing new, but one French patient has taken the word “rare” to an entirely new level. Scientists have confirmed the existence of Gwada-negative, a blood type found in just one person on Earth.

Sa patuloy na pag-unlad ng teknolohiya at paglipat ng halos lahat ng aspeto ng ating buhay sa digital na espasyo—mula sa pagbabangko, pag-aaral, pamimili, at maging sa pagboto—isang mahalagang tanong ang kailangan sagutin: Gaano nga ba tayo kaligtas sa cyberspace?

Ang dating mga gawain na nangangailangan ng oras, tiyaga, at malalim na pag-iisip ay ngayon pinapasa na sa teknolohiya. Sa halip na magsilbing katuwang, ang Artificial Intelligence (AI) ay nagiging kapalit ng ating sariling pagsisikap, at marami ang nasasanay na umasa rito.

Dala ng mga tradisyonal na plastik ang polusyon at pahamak sa suplay ng pagkain at tubig, kaya isang magandang tuklas ang natunghayan sa Washington University, matapos makagawa ng bagong bioplastic.

Each language decision impacts not only cognitive patterns but also the brain's information processing and gene expression. “Mema,” a Filipino term used to refer to a person who is just saying something to be heard. However, it can also be misused when the said person is actually, in fact stating relevance, but their word selections are beyond our comprehension.

In an inspiring move for Philippine science, Dr. Ea Kristine Clarisse B. Tulin-Escueta, fresh from a postdoctoral fellowship at Harvard Medical School, has returned to her roots in Leyte with a bold vision: to transform the Eastern Visayas into a hub for cutting-edge biotechnology research.

Have you ever wondered how many hours you’ve spent worrying about the failures you’ve made before? Well, time tells you that you should forget the past and start over. Let the time shine and show you what the world awaits, backed by science.

Ang prutas na ubas na matagal nang kinagigiliwan dahil sa tamis at sariwang lasa nito, ay muling nakakuha ng atensyon dahil sa isang bagong pag-aaral na nagpapatunay sa katangian nitong pang “superfood.” Hindi lamang ito simpleng meryenda; ito ay isang kayamanan ng mga sustansya na may malawak na benepisyo sa kalusugan ng tao.

One sneeze, one cough can launch approximately 100,000 germs combined into the air—enough to start a microscopic war inside you.

In a promising development for public health, dengue cases in SOCCSKSARGEN (Region 12) have dropped by a significant 40% from January 1 to July 12, 2025, compared to the same period last year. Based on data from the Department of Health (DOH) Region 12 and reported by GMA News, the region recorded 7,128 cases this year down from 11,883 in 2024. This drop is even more impressive considering the rise in dengue cases nationwide, making Region 12 a standout in dengue prevention.

Boses mo, boses ko, boses ng yumaong tao, at boses ng nangangailangan. Sino ang orihinal? Sino ang kopyador?

You vividly remember the night you first met. Full of bliss. Full of vigor. Love filled the air. But it’s all in the past now. You’re on the brink of a mental breakdown. Instead, you decide to play music.

Rain used to be a symbol of blessing—cool air, fresh soil, a break from the heat. Yet now, for countless Filipino students, rain has become a burden. Viral photos and videos are circulating online: children walking to school soaking wet, wading through knee-deep floods, clinging to broken umbrellas, shivering in cold classrooms. The worst part? We’ve seen this before. Every year. But nothing changes.

What if you could change a rock’s very nature using only a flash of light, no potions, no fire, no machines? In a quiet lab at the University of Konstanz, physicists have done exactly that, bending the rules of matter with a trick that feels more like sorcery than science. But there’s no magic here, just brilliant light, clever minds, and a dash of quantum wonder.

Sa panahong halos lahat ay nakakonekta sa internet—mula sa smartphone, telebisyon, hanggang sa mga gamit sa kusina—unti-unti nang nagiging realidad ang isang mundong dati’y kathang-isip lamang sa science fiction: ang Internet of Things, o mas kilala bilang IoT, isang makabagong teknolohiya na unti-unting binabago ang paraan ng ating pamumuhay.

For years, cats have been typecast as independent and emotionally distant pets. But science is steadily removing that myth. Recent studies suggest that cats not only recognize and bond with their human companions, but many of them may even love us—just not always in the way we expect.

Imagine being a student, drained and exhausted after a long day from school. You could not think of any resort to ease your stress. Picture a world where you can meet your friends virtually as if you are together in real life, or being able to do your tasks with the use of a hologram right in front of your eyes.

As the relentless downpour from the ongoing typhoons, intensified by the southwest mmonsoon, or habagat, once again transforms the sprawling metropolis of Metro Manila into an archipelago of stalled cars and inundated communities, the familiar question echoes in the digital and physical realms: Why? Why does our city drown with such predictable, punishing regularity?

The spotlight was on bioscience during the 47th Annual Scientific Meeting (ASM) of the National Academy of Science and Technology, Philippines (NAST-PHL), held on July 9 at the Manila Hotel.

Atasha Faye T. Maggay, a graduate of University of Santo Tomas - Senior High School, Class of 2025, received several awards from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration - Houston Association for Space and Science Education (NASA-HASSE) Space School Program for winning different challenges in the said event.

When someone says, “You are my dopamine,” it might sound poetic or romantic—and it is. But what makes it even more beautiful is that it’s backed by science.

A twelve-year-old was diagnosed with HIV in Palawan. That single case should already alarm us, but it is not an isolated one. In recent years, the number of young Filipinos contracting the virus has increased dramatically—and still, our response remains sluggish, judgmental, and riddled with silence.

When Elisha Ramirez, 16 years old, was walking home, she saw that the environment was getting cleaner everyday. When she arrived home, she immediately searched up why everything seems to be healthy all-of-a-sudden. And then she discovered the Lysinibacillus zambalensis bacterium.

“Siri, play Multo by the Cup of Joe.” It’s 10 PM. The world is quieter. The lights are dimmer. You lie in bed, eyes open, wondering why your mind suddenly fills with thoughts you’ve ignored all day, leading you to overthink too much, destroying your sanity in the process.

Sa isang mundo na puno ng mga hiwaga at kababalaghan, may isang teorya na nagsasabi na ang mga dinosauro, ay muling nabuhay sa anyo ng mga manok.

The Earth is getting hotter—and it’s not because she finally got her 16th birthday makeover. What if I told you that your daily routine might be the main reason she has a 40° fever?

Butil na sa bulsa’y kumikitil. Isa ang Pilipinas sa mga pangunahing manlilikha ng bigas sa mundo, sa datos ng Department of Agriculture (DA) mahigit 20.46 milyong tonelada ng palay ang target na malikha ng bansa.

The rain is pouring. Cold air fills the room. It feels as if the skies are crying. Heavy rainfall has become a constant companion—strangely familiar, like the endless storm in Weathering With You.

Gamot na abot-kaya, posible na! Ikinumpara ang presyo ng mga medisina sa eGovPH app, ayon sa DOH. Kabilang sa mga benepisyo ang pagbili ng generic na gamot na FDA-approved at napatunayang epektibo. Madali lang gamitin ang Drug Price Watch feature sa app.

Imagine waking up at 6 a.m. already sweating, even though the sun hasn’t risen yet. The air, thick. The electric fan, blowing off heat. And stepping outside feels like being baked alive. You try to shake it off, telling yourself that it’s just another day, but that day escalates to days, weeks, months, and now, it becomes the new normal.

In overcrowded hospitals and impoverished communities across Bangladesh, a quiet revolution in the fight against childhood malnutrition is taking shape, not through new drugs or expensive medical equipment, but through the invisible ecosystems within a child’s gut.

Hindi na bago ang mamangha sa gandang hatid ng mga bulkan. Bilang isang bansang bahagi ng Pacific Ring of Fire, napalilibutan tayo ng mga nag-gagandahan, ngunit mapapanganib na bulkan. Ilang taon lang ang nakaraan nang may bulkang pumutok ng napakalakas, ngunit magpahanggang ngayon ay nababalot pa rin ang ating bansa sa kadiliman ng kahapon.

Isang kamangha-manghang tuklas ang naiulat ng mga magagaling na mananaliksik mula sa China’s Large High Altitude Air Shower Observatory (LHAASO). Nagpakita ito ng natatanging view ng ultra high energy gamma rays sa Milky Way. Sa pamamagitan ng teleskopyo, malinaw na nakita ng mga siyentipiko ang pambihirang pangyayaring ito.

An international consortium of scientists has unveiled the most extensive human family tree ever created — a monumental achievement that traces the genetic threads connecting more than 3,600 individuals from 215 populations across the globe, both ancient and modern.

Habang tumatagal, dumarami rin ang nagagawa at nagagamit na iba’t ibang uri ng teknolohiya—teknolohiyang pang-medikal, agrikultura, edukasyon, at marami pang iba. Nariyan din ang iba’t ibang social media platforms at cellphone applications gaya ng Waze, Netflix, TikTok, atbp. Ngunit sa halos araw-araw na paggamit ng mga tao sa mga ito, tila unti-unting nagbabago at napapalitan na ang kamay ng mga tunay at nararapat na nagmamanipula.

Kadalasang nagiging hadlang sa agarang transfusion ang pagkakaiba-iba ng bloodtypes—isang realidad na maaaring ikapahamak ng pasyente sa oras ng sakuna. Pero salamat sa mga siyentipikong Hapones, may solusyon na: artipisyal na dugo na walang blood type. Walang antigen, walang compatibility test, at walang delay.

Ang 'renewable energy' o enerhiyang nagbabago ay susi sa isang kinabukasang mas maliwanag at mas malinis. Sa gitna ng pagbabago ng klima at patuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng kuryente, mahalagang pag-usapan natin ang tungkol sa enerhiyang nagbabago. Ito ay enerhiyang nagmumula sa mga likas na yaman na hindi nauubos, gaya ng tubig, hangin, at sikat ng araw.

Hindi agad nabubulok ang mga labi ng tao kung itinapon ito sa Taal Lake — dahil sa bumababang antas ng oxygen habang palalim nang palalim sa lawa. Kaugnay ng pagtuklas sa mga butong maaaring natira, iminungkahi ni Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. ang paggamit ng mga underwater camera kaysa sa patuloy na pag-deploy ng mga maninisid.

Tomatoes on the Galápagos Islands are undergoing a surprising form of evolution — by reverting to traits they lost millions of years ago.

Ang edukasyon ay isang pundasyong hindi maaaring kaligtaan—ito ang susi sa pag-unlad ng indibidwal at ng lipunan.

On June 14, 2025, a cloud formation above Naga City, Camarines Sur, sparked widespread attention after parishioners claimed to have seen the image of Jesus Christ in the sky following a Mass at the Minor Basilica of Peñafrancia. Videos and photographs quickly circulated online, garnering 5.3 million views and 269,000 reactions on Fox News alone. For a country deeply rooted in Catholic beliefs, this moment stirred powerful emotions.

Hindi mo man tiyak ang eksaktong dahilan ng iyong pag-iral, may halaga na agad ang paniniwala mong may kabuluhan ang iyong buhay. Sa katunayan, lumitaw sa bagong pananaliksik na ang simpleng paniniwala na may saysay ang ating pag-iral ay may malalim at positibong epekto sa ating pang-araw-araw na buhay.

In a cosmic twist, the famous James Webb Space Telescope, known for its famous photographs of different parts of space, has yet to discover another discovery. It detected gases in the atmosphere of exoplanet K2-18 b—found about 124 light-years away from us.

The night sky, once a canvas of stars, is slowly disappearing. In cities — and even in far-off rural areas — the stars have faded behind a constant veil of artificial light. What was once normal — the clear view of the Milky Way or the slow dance of constellations — has become a rare experience. This is the result of a growing environmental problem known as light pollution.

Paano kung ang akala nating solusyon upang mabawasan ang microplastics sa ating mga kinakain at iniinom ay mas malala pa pala ang panganib na dala para sa atin? Batay sa France’s Food Safety Agency, mas maraming microplastics ang matatagpuan sa mga inuming nakalagay sa mga boteng gawa sa salamin — gaya ng tubig, beer, wine, at soft drinks.

Nature never fails to surprise us! Corals don’t usually grow big because they face numerous threats that can lead to their death. Rising sea temperatures, ocean acidification, and pollution—these are just some of the dangers that can kill corals. But in the blink of an eye, a discovery has widened the eyes of researchers.

Lyssa zampa o mas kilala bilang Tropical Swallowtail Moth — karaniwang haka-haka na sila ang mga mahal natin sa buhay na lumisan na, ngayo’y agaw-atensyon dahil mas dumarami sa uri nila ang tila bumabalik sa Maynila.

Malaking bahagi ng Pilipinas ang may iniindang karamdaman sa bawat bahagi ng katawan. Isa sa mga sikat na sakit ay ang pagkakaroon ng “gout,” isang anyo ng arthritis na kalimitang sanhi ng mataas na lebel ng “uric acid” na namumuo sa mga kasu-kasuan.

A new flavor of finance—money used to jingle in our pockets, now it flows invisibly through our screens. But are we truly in control, or just following the recipe of rapid spending?

Light that shines on the darkest night, a natural light that brightens our sight, helping us see nature’s might. The last luminous insect, will we ever see it again?

A silent revolution is happening under the skin—one that could forever change how we detect and treat cancer. At the heart of this breakthrough is a coin-sized diagnostic patch, designed not to heal wounds, but to read them. Developed by researchers at King’s College London, this innovation uses microscopic “nano-needles” to scan tissue and detect cancer—without cutting, slicing, or causing pain

Across the planet’s lofty peaks and hidden valleys, glaciers stand as ancient sentinels, the vast vaults of freshwater and witnesses to Earth’s unfolding story. According to a recent study in science, of the more than 200,000 glaciers outside Greenland and Antarctica, nearly 40% are already locked into disappearance due to past and current warming.

Pagdating sa lutuang Pinoy, hindi nawawala ang patis, ang sarsa ng linamnam sa bawat hapag. Ngunit ngayong 2025, isang makabago at mas masustansiyang bersiyon nito ang inilunsad ng mga mananaliksik mula sa University of the Philippines Visayas (UPV), gamit ang hindi inaasahang sangkap—ang tahong.