PH positivity rate dips to 5.6% as of July 15

MANILA – The country’s positivity rate, or the number of people testing positive for the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19), has decreased to 5.6 percent as of July...

PBBM promotes ‘Bagong Pilipinas’ brand of governance campaign

MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the adoption of the administration’s brand of governance and leadership campaign, which calls for a deep and fundamental transformation...

What’s the good of immigration?

(Version française disponible ici) For some, immigration is a problem: the rise of human trafficking, the perceived pressures on employment, culture, values, the French language in...

Curious Kids: can our brains sense electromagnetic waves?

Can our brains sense electromagnetic waves? – Taye, aged 10, London Electromagnetic waves are packets of energy travelling all around us. Some of these waves have...

Stem cell therapies: why they’re expensive, unproven and often dangerous

Rogue clinics selling stem cell therapies are popping up everywhere. There are thousands of them around the world, and they claim to be able to cure...

Does artificial sweetener aspartame really cause cancer? What the WHO listing means for your diet soft drink habit

The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), which is the specialised cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has declared aspartame may be a possible...

Curing America’s loneliness epidemic would make us healthier, fitter and less likely to abuse drugs

European heatwave: what’s causing it and is climate change to blame?

Europe is currently in the midst of a heatwave. Italy, in particular, is expected to face blistering heat, with temperatures projected to reach 40℃ to 45℃....

Corals are starting to bleach as global ocean temperatures hit record highs

Joys of summer reading: the books we’re devouring are likely influenced by someone we know and trust

If your bag is packed for your summer holiday, does it contain books that you’ve been meaning to read for ages, or titles that you very...