Scientists say ozone layer is recovering, credit phase out of aerosol chemicals since the ‘80s

WASHINGTON—Earth’s protective ozone layer is beginning to recover, largely because of the phase-out since the 1980s of certain chemicals used in refrigerants and aerosol cans, a...

Alumnus donates P20M to boost research, projects of UP faculty

MANILA — An increase of support in terms of research and programs being undertaken by faculty members of the University of the Philippines (UP) has been...

President Aquino confers Order of National Scientist on four academicians

MANILA — President Benigno S. Aquino III on Tuesday conferred the Order of National Scientist on four academicians during a ceremony in Malacañang Palace. The President...

Pres. Aquino confers the Order of National Scientist on Dr. Ramon Barba, PhD

Lunar show illuminated world’s skies

People around the world this weekend looked up at the sky to view a lunar phenomenon: the supermoon. Known to scientists as a pedigree moon, Earth’s...

Greenpeace, Inuit come together to fight Arctic seismic testing for oil and gas

OTTAWA — Greenpeace and the Inuit are joining forces to protest Arctic seismic testing, warning Ottawa that its plans to gauge oil and gas reserves with...

Underground lab tackles Japan nuclear waste issue

HORONOBE, Japan — Reindeer farms and grazing Holstein cows dot a vast stretch of rolling green pasture here on Japan’s northern tip. Underground it’s a different...

Here’s to a radical Canada Day!

Oh, Canada, what will become of you? Although I’m proudly Canadian, my early memories are mixed. After Japan attacked Pearl Harbor in 1941, our government unfairly...

Woman or machine? New robots look creepily human

TOKYO — The new robot guides at a Tokyo museum look so eerily human and speak so smoothly they almost outdo people – almost. Japanese robotics...