SCIENCE: POSSIBLE SOLUTIONS VS. CLIMATE CHANGE
As a result of human activities (fossil fuel combustion,
deforestation, mining, refrigeration, livestock production and rice
cultivation, to name a few), the world’s climate has been...
SCIENCE: BIOTECHNOLOGY CAN BOOST FOOD PRODUCTION
“Biotechnology will help us toward more sustainable ways to grow food only if we recognize its, and nature’s, limits. The challenge for researchers is to...
SCIENCE: UNDERSTANDING THE WEATHER PHENOMENON
“The calamity that comes is never that one we had prepared ourselves for.” -- Mark Twain
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“Oftentimes, we make the mistake of interchanging climate and...
ASSESSING THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED CORAL REEFS
Archipelago, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “a sea or stretch of water having many islands.” The word could have been invented...
SCIENCE: ASSESSING THE STATUS OF ENDANGERED CORAL REEFS
Archipelago, as defined by the Oxford English Dictionary, is “a sea or stretch of water having many islands.” The word could have been invented...
SCIENCE: Davao gulf’s coral reefs on the brink
“When trees are cut and human beings are affected as a result of flashfloods, people rallied against deforestation. But like forests, coral reefs are...
FISH KILL: Gasping for breath
Lake Sebu, a town in the province of South Cotabato, is often dubbed the “Summer Capital of Southern Philippines” as its climate is pleasantly...
Much ado about Bt talong
If someone tells you about biotechnology, what comes to your mind immediately? Any of the following: Dolly the cloned sheep, genetically modified organisms (GMOs),...
On the brink of extinction
The Philippines, described as “jam-packed with diverse species,” can be likened to that rof Noah’s Ark during the Old Testament of the Bible.
But with...
Climate change threatens food production
Earth – the home of people and touted to be the “green planet” – has been warming since prehistoric times. But man’s tampering with...