Explore more Articles in

Lifestyle

UP study traces extreme waves through ancient coastal boulders

Large boulders, some weighing as much as a large truck, are scattered along the rocky coastline of Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. These enormous boulders, which sit on an uplifted reef platform far from the sea, are not random. They are fragments of an ancient coral...

“From Cradle To Grave”: UP chemist explains chemistry’s role in global treaties

Chemistry has long driven progress in fields ranging from agriculture and healthcare to energy and infrastructure. Its innovations fuel economic growth, improve quality of life, and help countries meet their fundamental societal needs. Yet chemistry’s dual nature—capable of producing both beneficial and harmful...

Tilly’s birth will do us part: AI actor and the doomed commerce of inauthenticity

Previous era of the arts had subversiveness, vulgarity, and blasphemy as its main problems. Now its inauthenticity—the single remaining line that shouldn’t be crossed. In Western theater, the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle discussed “Thespis of Icaria” in his foundational literary work, Poetics. Thespis is...

Open call for Pinoy HS students to compete in world AI olympiad

The search is on for the first-ever National AI Team to represent the Philippines on the global stage, where they will join hundreds of fellow students from over 60 countries in the development and responsible use of artificial intelligence. The Ateneo de Manila Business...

UP meteorologists study how storms evolve near PH coasts, highlighting urgent preparedness needs

An analysis of 45 years’ worth of Philippine tropical cyclone (TC) data reveals insights into how storms behave as they approach and make landfall in the country—considered as one of the world’s most cyclone-prone regions. Drs. Bernard Alan Racoma and Gerry Bagtasa of the...

Pinay Chemist Educator’s Invention made of Dried Banana-Leaf Offers Livelihood for Filipinos, Scales Up with DOST-TAPI Support

The Philippines continues to face a pressing challenge in providing sustainable employment. According to the Philippine Statistics Authority, the unemployment rate, released on November 6, 2025, was recorded at 3.8 percent in September 2025, slightly higher than the 3.7 percent rate in the...

Random Pickings

82% of honey, 80% of vinegar sold in the Philippines are fake

Nuclear tech detects food authenticity (it is not only for power plants) About 82% of honey brands and 80% of vinegar brands sold in the...

Manny Mogato bags Pulitzer

by Alma Anonas-Carpio Reuters’ Manny Mogato brings the number of Filipino Pulitzer prize-winners up to four, for the Reuters team coverage of the killings in...

Marawi and Mindanao in the eyes of a prince

In the weeks following the end of the battle for Marawi City against Maute and ISIS terror cells, I met Aminullah Alonto Lucman (or...

A season of accolades for the country’s science community

with reports from Ronaldo Magsakay The year 2018 will be another year of accolades for the country’s science community. With only two months to go before the...