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Between Earth and Sky: Sea salt plays key role in Metro Manila air pollution

Taking advantage of the worldwide shutdown of  human activity during the COVID-19 pandemic, a new study co-authored by Ateneo de Manila University – Manila Observatory and University of Arizona researchers revealed surprising insights into how the naturally-occurring components of sea salt—sodium and chloride—combine...

UP Alumnus Leads Digital Health Initiative for PH Marginalized Communities

Remote communities in the Philippines face challenges that hinder their access to quality healthcare services. In response, Dr. Romulo De Castro and his team implemented the ATIPAN Project, which aims to bring digital health to marginalized communities. Drawing inspiration from the Hiligaynon word atipan—which...

Eating more but growing less: Stagnant Philippine farms linked to widening rice gap

As of 2022 alone, Filipinos were eating 2.3 million metric tons more rice than the country produced—an 18 percent shortfall that has locked the Philippines into deeper dependence on imported rice despite years of government programs to boost local harvests. This widening gap is...

UP Mathematician Develops Framework to Describe Complex Quantum Operators

Mathematicians Dr. Arvin Lamando of the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science’s Institute of Mathematics (UPD-CS IM) and Dr. Henry McNulty of the Norwegian University of Science and Technology have found a new way to understand mathematical “machines” called operators,...

‘Forged in Mentorship and Innovation’: New UPD-CS Dean Outlines Future Plans

As the University of the Philippines – Diliman College of Science (UPD-CS) enters a new era driven by guidance and innovation, one of the country’s leading molecular biologists now takes the helm to steer the college towards excellence. “Mentorship is the heartbeat of academic...

PH’s first metallomics research facility opens in UP Marine Science Institute

The UP Marine Science Institute opened the first metallomics facility in the Philippines last Wednesday, October 22, 2025. Led by Balik Scientist Dr. Irene B. Rodriguez, the establishment of the metallomics facility will help advance research on trace metals, macronutrients, and their interactive...

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Football for Humanity: the life and times of Christopher Thomas

In 1983, Paul McCartney—famous English singer-songwriter and member of the Beatles, acknowledged as the most influential rock band of the 20th century—shot a video...

French watchdog slaps Google with $57M fine under new EU law.

PARIS (AP)—France's data privacy watchdog fined Google 50 million euros ($57 million) on Monday, the first penalty for a U.S. tech giant under new...

First Skull of Extinct Elephant Relative Found in Cagayan, Philippines

The first-ever fossil skull of a Stegodon—an extinct relative of modern elephants—in the Philippines was discovered by a local in Solana, Cagayan (northern Luzon)...

Minimally Invasive Surgery: Why less is better

After years of enduring the pain of an enlarged herniated bulge on his left side Dr. Steve Costello—a dentist and the owner of Subic...