Why sleep experts say it’s time to ditch daylight saving time

For most of the U.S., the clock goes back one hour on Sunday morning, Nov. 1, the “fall back” for daylight saving time. Many of us...

COVID stress syndrome: 5 ways the pandemic is affecting mental health

The network of interconnected mental health symptoms associated with COVID-19 is best understood as a multi-faceted syndrome. (Pixabay/Canva) In addition to its staggering impact on physical...

Life after death: How insects rise from the dead and transform corpses into skeletons

It’s that time of the year when skeletons, skulls and bones have found their way onto cookies, porches and storefront windows. While skeletons are universally considered...

Sewage surveillance: How scientists track and identify diseases like COVID-19 before they spread

A pet owner’s journey: from meeting, spending time, to bidding goodbyes

Taking a pet to your home is like adding a new member to your family. Just like pets that are there to support their human pals...

Tips to make your social networking sites stand out

MANILA – When flat lays are so passé, what else can you do to enhance the aesthetics of your social media accounts? Now that many people have...

Love is not tourism: Binational couples long to reunite

MANILA – Long-distance binational couples have been lobbying using the hashtag #LoveIsNotTourism on social media for governments to allow them to reunite after months of being separated...

Why bat scientists are socially distancing from their subjects

Biologist Winifred Frick argues for precautions to shield North American bats from the coronavirus There’s nothing Winifred Frick likes better than crawling through guano-filled caves and...

Youth volunteers buy meds for Surigao town’s seniors

BUTUAN CITY – Because senior citizens are prohibited from going out of their homes due to the prevailing quarantine measures, a group of youth officials in the...

Young Canadians and the long “tail” of the COVID crisis

How will today’s 15-year-olds remember 2020? What about the years just following the pandemic that uprooted their lives? Young people may not be hit directly by...