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Antarctica ice loss increases six fold since 1979: study

Kerry Sheridan, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 15 07:04 AM

Global warming is melting ice in Antarctica faster than ever before -- about 6 times more per year now than 40 years ago -- leading to increasingly high sea levels worldwide, scientists warned Monday. Read more »

Social media linked to higher risk of depression in teen girls

Reuters
Posted at Jan 04 12:10 PM

Teenage girls are twice as likely as boys to show depressive symptoms linked to social media use - mainly due to online harassment and disturbed sleep, as well as poor body image and lower self-esteem, researchers said on Friday. Read more »

Yearender: War on drugs death toll higher in 2018 compared to last year

ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group
Posted at Dec 27 05:27 PM

The number of fatalities reported as a result of anti-narcotics operations by the government was higher this year compared to 2017, based on independent monitoring by the ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group.  Read more »

Social media tops print as news source for Americans: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 11 05:07 AM

WASHINGTON - Social media has overtaken print newspapers as a news source for Americans, researchers said Monday, highlighting the growing importance of services such as Facebook and Twitter as well as the troubled state of legacy news organizations. Read more »

What experts say on OPEC oil output cut

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Dec 07 08:54 AM

Charles Nenner, CEO and founder of Charles Nenner Research, and Paul Hickin, associate director of S&P Global Platts, talk about the Organisation of the Petroleum Exporting Countries' (OPEC) decision to cut oil output and its implications. Read more »

Around half of hip hop videos feature smoking, researchers say

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 16 07:28 AM

Almost half of the music clips made for hip hop's biggest hits in the past five years have featured scenes of smoking or vaping, researchers said Monday.   Read more »

IRRI, Corteva ink agreement on rice research as firm launches in Asia Pacific

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 15 08:32 PM

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) and agricultural firm Corteva Agriscience on Monday signed an agreement that would support rice breeding research to bring innovation from laboratory to farm faster as part of efforts to ensure food security amid population growth and climate change. Read more »

IRRI to get permanent funding; international rice conference kicks off

Tarra Quismundo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 15 04:23 PM

The International Rice Research Institute (IRRI), the world’s premier rice science organization, is set to receive permanent funding to support its initiatives towards ending world hunger. Read more »

Study says not all young people feel they are free to love

Close-Up Philippines
Posted at Oct 11 06:09 PM

Despite the countless films, books, and TV shows promoting the freedom to love, a recent study has shown that barriers have not all been broken. Read more »

America's image worsens under Trump; Philippines, 2 nations like Trump best

Noah Barkin, Reuters
Updated as of Oct 02 10:40 AM

BERLIN - The image of the United States has deteriorated further among its traditional allies after a year in which President Donald Trump ratcheted up his verbal attacks on countries like Canada and Germany, a leading survey showed. Read more »

S.African lion cubs conceived artificially in world first

Susan Njanji, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 30 02:16 PM

The two cubs, a male and female, born on August 25 are healthy and normal, said Andre Ganswindt, the director of the University of Pretoria's mammal research institute.   Read more »

Detalyadong lakas ng bagyong Paeng, aalamin ng mga eksperto

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 27 02:41 AM

Paano nga ba detalyadong masusukat ang lakas ng bagyo? Read more »

Japanese weather experts, Pinoy specialist, papunta sa mata ng bagyong Paeng

Trisha Mostoles, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 26 04:20 PM

Tumulak papunta sa lokasyon ng bagyong Pang ang mga Japanese weather experts kasama ang isang Filipinong science research specialist Miyerkoles ng umaga para malaman kung gaano ito kalakas. Read more »

Haunting stories: 'White House' and Truth Serum

Gigi Grande, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 12:49 AM

Haunting stories from martial law victims Fe Mangahas and journalist Pete Lacaba so that by remembering these, perhaps history will never repeat itself. Read more »

BY THE NUMBERS: Human rights violations during Marcos' rule

Compiled by the ABS-CBN Investigative & Research Group
Posted at Sep 21 08:25 PM

At least 9,000 victims of human rights violations were monitored by the Task Force Detainees of the Philippines from 1969 to 1986. Read more »

MISSING: Tool with radioactive materials

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 18 08:59 PM

Have you seen a tool like this containing radioactive materials? If you find it, do not open it, warns the DOST-PNRI.  Read more »

Pinoy scientists step up research on critically endangered crocs

Erwin M. Mascariñas, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 11 06:18 AM

SURIGAO DEL NORTE – A non-government organization specializing on crocodile conservation has stepped up its research on the critically endangered Philippine crocodile in Siargao Island, Surigao del Norte. Read more »

PhilRice denies Villar claim it sells research to private firms

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 10 05:43 PM

The Philippine Rice Research Institute on Monday denied it gives away its studies to private companies, after Sen. Cynthia Villar revealed this to be a circulating rumor. Read more »

ALAMIN: Paano maiiwasan ang pagkabansot ng anak?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 04 03:01 PM

Matagal nang problema ang umano’y pagkabansot ng kabataang Pinoy, na nakakarga ng bata hanggang sa pagtanda nito.  Read more »

Fish oil supplements don't ward off heart disease: study

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Aug 28 07:46 AM

Fish oil supplements do not help prevent heart attacks or strokes in people with diabetes, said a study Monday that adds to a growing body of research on the ineffectiveness of pills containing omega-3 fatty acids.   Read more »