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The discovery of another exoplanet in a binary star system more than 1,000 light years away may lead to discoveries of many more planets in these cosmic neighbourhoods first popularized by Star Wars.  Exoplanet ‘BEBOP-1c’ orbits a binary star system. A new discovery of a faraway planet, published today in …

Scientists last year finished the momentous task of completely mapping the human genome. But that map was based on just a few individuals and didn’t capture the diversity of the human population. Now, scientists have released a more diverse reference genome.  New ‘pangenome’ based on DNA of people from Africa, …

A report from the the Correctional Service of Canada offers new details of Paul Bernardo's life behind bars — and what led to the controversial decision to transfer one of Canada's most infamous killers to a medium-security prison. Correctional Service of Canada allowed release of new personal details of his …

Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts. First scenes from a long slog …

Did the U.S. general election campaign just start months early? With a Biden versus Trump matchup appearing increasingly inevitable, this week offered scenes from what could be an abnormally long election to be fought on three fronts: the campaign trail, Congress and the courts. First scenes from a long slog …

The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) recently announced the continuing decline of our country’s inflation rate. This piece of good news could be the giant pendulum that would swing our economy in the right direction. According to the PSA, the “headline inflation rate decreased from 6.6 percent in April to 6.1 …

Documentary director Peter Jackson used artificial intelligence to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create “the last Beatles record,” Paul McCartney said Tuesday.  Song to be released later this year. Artificial intelligence has been used to extract John Lennon’s voice from an old demo to create a …

Former senator Leila de Lima filed a motion for reconsideration to reverse a ruling by a Muntinlupa court that denied her petition for bail in the last remaining drug case she is facing.  In a decision dated June 7, Presiding Judge Romeo Buenaventura of the Muntinlupa Regional Trial Court (RTC) …

THE Philippine National Police (PNP) and the National Police Commission (Napolcom) filed numerous criminal charges against 50 police officials in connection with the alleged cover-up of the confiscated 990 kilos of shabu seized from a now-dismissed colleague in October 2022. In a press briefing on Tuesday, Interior Secretary Benjamin “Benhur” …

Warns of ‘new oppressors’ as PH marks 125th Independence Day Faced with “new oppressors,” the country must declare its freedom boldly, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said Monday as the nation marked its 125th Independence Day celebration. “With new oppressors and challenges, our people remained defiant — affirming that it is …