Science

Study: Drought caused California mountains to rise

A study of California’s Sierra Nevada during the state’s extreme drought has led NASA scientists to new conclusions about how our planet stores water. The study by NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in...

Leyte student wins Global Science Competition

TACLOBAN CITY -- A student from Leyte bested 11,000 young learners from 178 countries to bag the third annual Breakthrough Junior Challenge (BJC) Prize, earning over PHP20 million worth of prizes. Hillary Diane...

World’s largest lithium ion battery switched on in South Australia

SYDNEY — The world's largest lithium ion battery has begun providing electricity into the power grid in South Australia. The project is a collaboration between the state government, American firm Tesla,...

Philrice promotes climate change-ready rice varieties

SCIENCE CITY OF MUNOZ, Nueva Ecija -- The Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) is promoting rice varieties that can help reduce agricultural damages due to climate change. Dr. Roel R. Suralta, head...

DOST-Calabarzon opens ‘Tambuli’ awards to journos

IMUS CITY, Cavite - The biennial “Tambuli Media Awards”, under the auspices of the Department of Science and Technology’s (DOST) Calabarzon regional office, is now accepting entries from print and broadcast...

DOST to hold Nat’l Inventors Week in Isabela

CITY OF ILAGAN, Isabela -- The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) will celebrate this year's National Inventors Week (NIW) in the province of Isabela, specifically in Cauayan City, on November...

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