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(Photo courtesy of DOST) MANILA – Filipino scientists abroad are encouraged to go back as there are many opportunities for them to contribute to the country, an official of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) said Friday. “There are many aspects where our Balik Scientists have been helping us in filling …

IN DANGER. A lone spinner dolphin (Stenella longirostris) plies the waters of Tañon Strait. An official of Negros Oriental on Tuesday (Aug. 22, 2023) vowed to step up efforts to safeguard the marine ecosystem in Bais Bay and its surrounding regions following reports of a decline in dolphin sightings in …

In this week’s issue of our environment newsletter, we look at well-meaning but complicated efforts to create and certify plastic-free plastic and where things stand with the federal government’s two-billion-trees pledge.  Also: Another way to look at the 2023 Canadian wildfires. Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This …

Russia’s first moon mission in 47 years failed when its Luna-25 space craft spun out of control and crashed into the moon after a problem preparing for pre-landing orbit, underscoring the post-Soviet decline of a once mighty space program.  Country’s 1st moon mission in 47 years fails ahead of planned …

Jekyll and Simon keep showing up in all the same places — which is weird, because they are great white sharks. The apex predators are widely believed to be solitary creatures, not dependent on family networks or group dynamics to navigate the oceans.  Jekyll and Simon have followed a surprisingly …

A warm water mass that has been heating up the Pacific for months has arrived in B.C. waters — raising alarms about what impact the temperatures could have on marine life native to the coast.  A warm water mass that started heating up in May has been pushed towards the …

How are our oceans being affected by rising global temperatures? From the threat of a disruption to a vital ocean circulation, to La Niña and El Niños, to the poles, we take a look at how they are changing. ‘What happens in the oceans doesn’t stay in the oceans,’ says …

A marine heat wave off the Pacific coast has scientists worried about mass deaths.  Scientists worried warmer waters will cause mass deaths due to starvation. It’s a different kind of bird watching. Birds Canada is asking British Columbians to help monitor dead seabirds found on shorelines to help scientists better …

The day after California approved an expansion of driverless taxis, 10 of them came to a grinding halt on a busy San Francisco street, creating a gridlock that encompassed several blocks.  10-car back-up of autonomous taxis came blamed on wireless bandwidth issues during popular music festival. The day after California …

UBC researchers are looking for city residents to volunteer their yards so they can set up a series of cognitive tests to better understand just how smart raccoons are.  UBC’s Urban Wildlife Project aims to better understand the cognitive abilities of raccoons. Just how smart is the average city trash …