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DOST seeks help in trumpeting S&T benefits to public

By Ma. Cristina Arayata/PNA MANILA -- Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato Dela Peña is seeking more partnerships with the media to inform the public about the benefits of science...

House moves for creation of PH Space Agency

By Filane Mikee Cervantes/PNA MANILA -- The House of Representatives on Tuesday overwhelmingly approved a measure seeking the creation of a Philippine Space Agency that would respond to the growing need for...

Algae Harnessed to Make Clean Water, Clean Power

by Steve Baragona/Voice of America BALTIMORE — “Nature sometimes isn’t pretty,” said University of Maryland environmental scientist Peter May, grabbing a clump of slimy green-brown gunk. That gunk lines the bottom of what’s called an...

Can Artificial Intelligence Make Doctors Better?

By Elizabeth Lee/VOA News LOS ANGELES — Teacher Rishi Rawat has one student who is not human, but a machine. Lessons take place at a lab inside the University of Southern California’s (USC) Clinical Science...

Scientist promotes ‘HIV-awareness’ mobile game app

By PNA Newsroom CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY — One of the scientists behind the creation of a mobile game application that helps raise awareness on human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency...

Scientists: Mild El Nino Event Likely by Next February

By Lisa Schlein/ VOA News GENEVA — There is a 75 to 80 percent probability of an El Nino weather phenomenon developing within the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization reports. Global seasonal climate...

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