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Global warming palpable for 96 pct of humans: study

Marlowe Hood and Luca Matteucci, Agence France-Presse
Oct 28 06:53 PM

Some 7.6 billion people -- 96 percent of humanity -- felt global warming's impact on temperatures over the last 12 months, researchers said. Read more »

Bizwoman, scientist honored as TOWNS awardees

ABS-CBN News
Oct 28 03:10 PM | Updated Oct 28 04:01 PM

Two Filipinas who excelled in their respective fields were among The Outstanding Women in the Nation’s Service (TOWNS) awardees this year. Read more »

EU, UN officers raise concern on 'harassment' of Filipino journalists

Adrian Ayalin and Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News
Oct 28 02:56 PM

European Union and United Nations officers have raised concerns about the continued 'harassment' of Philippine journalists. Read more »

Meteorite that smashed into Mars shook planet: NASA

Lucie Aubourg, Agence France-Presse
Oct 28 08:06 AM

On December 24, 2021, a meteorite hit Mars' surface, triggering magnitude 4 tremors, which were detected by NASA's InSight spacecraft -- which landed on the planet four years ago. Read more »

Tuberculosis on the rise after years of decline: WHO

Robin Millard and Agnès Pedrero, Agence France-Presse
Oct 28 04:32 AM | Updated Oct 28 05:06 AM

Most of the estimated increase in TB deaths globally was accounted for by four countries: India, Indonesia, Myanmar and the Philippines. Read more »

PSA: Heart diseases, cancer still top causes of death in PH

ABS-CBN News
Oct 27 05:28 PM

Heart diseases, cerebrovascular diseases, and cancer are still the chief causes of death in the country in the first 7 months this year. Read more »

Pope warns priests against temptations of pornography

Agence France-Presse
Oct 27 05:57 AM

Francis called pornography 'a permanent attack on the dignity of men and women', saying it should be declared a 'threat to public health'. Read more »

ASMR, bakit nakakaenganyo at nakakakiliti?

ABS-CBN News
Oct 26 08:21 PM

Bakit maraming nare-relax sa ASMR videos? Alamin sa NXT explainer video na ito. Read more »

New NASA tool helps detect 'super-emitters' of methane from space

Agence France-Presse
Oct 26 07:23 AM

NASA scientists, using a tool designed to study how dust affects climate, have identified more than 50 spots around the world emitting major levels of methane, a development that could help combat the potent greenhouse gas. Read more »

Video games could improve kids' brains, study shows

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Oct 25 05:54 AM

The results showed video games might be a better use of screen time than watching videos on YouTube, which has no discernible cognitive effects. Read more »

What to expect from Xi's next 5 years in power

Agence France-Presse
Oct 24 04:19 PM

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has emerged from a five-year congress with even more power over the ruling Communist Party Read more »

Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study

Issam Ahmed, Agence France-Presse
Oct 24 01:57 PM

Plastic recycling rates are declining even as production shoots up, according to a Greenpeace USA report out Monday that blasted industry claims of creating an efficient, circular economy as 'fiction.' Read more »

Feathers fly as cockfighting shakes off COVID closures

Story by Cecil Morella/ Photos by Jam Sta. Rosa, Agence France-Presse
Oct 24 11:29 AM | Updated Oct 24 02:10 PM

Shut for 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic, traditional cockfighting arenas are getting back to full capacity across the Philippines. Read more »

Full-scale Noah's Ark -- a showcase for US creationists

Charlotte Plantive, Agence France-Presse
Oct 24 06:12 AM | Updated Oct 24 06:13 AM

A full-sized model of Noah's Ark sitting in rural Kentucky promotes a worldview that draws visitors from across the United States -- that the theory of evolution is false. Read more »

Could melting glaciers cause future pandemics?

Clare Roth, Deutsche Welle
Oct 23 08:47 AM

Glacial runoff is likely causing 'viral spillover' events in high Arctic lakes, researchers have found in a new study. But thankfully, the chances that this might cause a pandemic are very low. Read more »

What to watch as China's Communist Party Congress nears finish

Agence France-Presse
Oct 21 03:51 PM

China's 20th Congress wraps up this weekend with a lot more at stake than simply President Xi's bid to secure a third term as Communist Party chief. Read more »

Cold weather brings tougher conditions to Ukraine fighting

W.G. Dunlop, Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 10:48 AM | Updated Oct 20 12:15 PM

The approach of winter will bring tougher conditions to Ukraine including heavy mud, snow and freezing cold. Read more »

Robotic suit gives paralyzed children gift of walking

Jean Arce, Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 10:16 AM | Updated Oct 20 10:18 AM

Wearing a robotic exoskeleton designed specially for children, an eight-year-old boy with cerebral palsy walked through a therapy room in Mexico City, smiling triumphantly at the once-unthinkable feat. Read more »

Will artificial intelligence rival true human thinking?

Deutsche Welle
Oct 20 04:36 AM

Artificial general intelligence is the next big thing in AI technology. What is it and will it rival human intelligence? Read more »

1M children lose mother to cancer a year, research shows

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 02:58 AM

Around 45 percent of the mothers died from breast and cervical cancer, which are 'very preventable', an epidemiologist associated with the WHO says. Read more »

LOOK: 'Pillars of Creation' captured in new Webb image

Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 02:47 AM

NASA astrophysicist Amber Straughn summed it up: 'The universe is beautiful!' she wrote on Twitter. Read more »

Measurement of universe suggests 'something is fishy'

Daniel Lawler, Agence France-Presse
Oct 20 01:55 AM

The new study further confirmed significant discrepancy between two different ways to estimate the speed at which the universe is expanding. Read more »

Should PH showbiz feel threatened by Korean shows?

Karl Cedrick Basco, ABS-CBN News
Oct 20 12:52 AM

Acclaimed director Joey Reyes says this should be an opportunity to find out what makes Korean shows good and apply these qualities locally. Read more »

Philippines' handloom weaving industry still alive: official

Jasmin Romero, ABS-CBN News
Oct 19 10:36 PM

Contrary to some fears and beliefs, the country's handloom weaving industry is still alive and undergoing a resurgence, according to an official. Read more »

Cholera vaxx shortage forces 1-dose strategy shift: WHO

Nina Larson, Agence France-Presse
Oct 19 10:22 PM

The WHO pointed out that 29 countries had reported cholera cases so far this year, including the Philippines, Haiti, Syria and Malawi. Read more »