The United Nations Environment Programme recently published a scientific review that looks at environmental threats and risks in light of the COVID pandemic. It analyses links...
Everything in the universe has gravity – and feels it too. Yet this most common of all fundamental forces is also the one that presents the...
Nearly three years since SARS-CoV-2 first emerged, we’re still not certain where the virus behind COVID-19 came from. The location of the initial outbreak close to...
All stars, including the Sun, have a finite lifetime. Stars shine by the process of nuclear fusion in which lighter atoms, such as hydrogen, fuse together...
Most Americans – 81% – think government investments in scientific research are “worthwhile investments for society over time,” according to the Pew Research Center’s latest survey...
If an alien were to look at Earth, many human technologies – from cell towers to fluorescent light bulbs – could be a beacon signifying the...
Remnants of ancient viral pandemics in the form of viral DNA sequences embedded in our genomes are still active in healthy people, according to new research...
Over the past few decades, the booming global population, growing cities and changing climate have brought global attention to the need to build energy-efficient and sustainable...
Are we alone in the universe? This is a question that has intrigued humans for centuries and inspired countless studies and works of fiction. But are...
MANILA – Senator Francis Tolentino invoked the spirit of volunteerism and vowed to push for more incentives to encourage scientists to return to the country. In support...