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DA to strengthen hybrid rice to combat El Niño effects

MANILA – The Department of Agriculture will strengthen hybrid rice to ease the effects of El Niño phenomenon in affected farmlands. “Iyong pakay natin doon sa programa...

Urgent briefing on cybersecurity breaches vs. gov’t websites sought

MANILA – Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday called for an immediate congressional briefing from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) on the recent cyberattacks on...

Phivolcs chief: Phreatic eruption imminent even at Alert Level 0

MANILA – The head of the Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (Phivolcs) has clarified that there is always a possibility of a phreatic eruption even when...

Why now is the time to address humanity’s impact on the moon

Humans have always looked at the sky, using the stars as navigation guides or for spiritual storytelling. Every human civilization has looked to the stars and...

Two-thirds of Canadian and American renters are in unaffordable housing situations

Even as housing markets cool in some areas, housing affordability in Canada is the worst in over four decades due, in part, to sustained post-pandemic inflation...

3 lessons from MP Karina Gould’s parental leave that could help all Canadian families

Federal cabinet minister Karina Gould, leader of the government in the House of Commons, has made Canadian history three times: as the youngest female federal cabinet...

How can I get ice off my car? An engineer who studies airborne particles shares some quick and easy techniques

If you live somewhere that gets cold in the winter, you’ve probably seen cars parked outdoors covered in a thin layer of ice on a chilly...

There are benefits to sharing a bed with your pet – as long as you’re scrupulously clean

Meet your gut microbes: Lactobacillus brevis – a fermentation superstar

Fermentation, one of the oldest food production and preservation techniques, has seen a huge revival in recent years. From craft beers and kombucha to yoghurt, sauerkraut...

US raids in Iraq and Syria: How retaliatory airstrikes affect network of Iran-backed militias

U.S. bombers struck dozens of sites across Iraq and Syria on Feb. 2, 2024, to avenge a drone attack that killed three American service members just...