CANBERRA, Australia -- Researchers from Australian National University (ANU) have embarked on a voyage to unlock the secrets of the Earth's inner layers. The ANU-led team on Nov. 10 departed on a three-week mission to retrieve 27 seismometers -- instruments that record the motion of the ground...
Aspiring Filipino scientists abroad may soon submit their applications to be Balik Scientists in the country through an online portal that will be launched by the Balik Scientist Program (BSP) of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) on Friday, Nov. 19. Balik Scientist Program (BSP...
The National Youth Commission (NYC) is now accepting applications to the ASEAN Virtual Young Scientists Conference (AVYSC) 2021. (Unsplash) Under the theme "Smart Cities for a Sustainable ASEAN Community," AVYSC is projected to bring together about 160 young scientists across Southeast Asia to...
SYDNEY, Australia -- Scientists from a number of Australia's leading infectious disease and antibody therapeutic centers are confident they are a step closer to creating a COVID-19 treatment. Scientists around the world are working on a number of vaccines and treatments for COVID-19. (Xinhua/Zhang...
Balik Scientists. Balik Puso. Balik Pilipinas. (Photos from DOST) Seven Filipino virologists who were trained abroad responded to the call of the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) to be part of the first-of-its-kind Virology and Vaccine Institute of the Philippines or VIP. As they are...
They find factors affecting students that are often overlooked in education reform Earlier this month, the Department of Education (DepEd) called out the World Bank (WB) for basing their report on 2018 and 2019 data from three international assessments and for not even acknowledging the...
The Philippines will soon be sending its experts to Israel to undergo trainings on drip irrigation system, drug design, and medicinal chemistry. Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Fortunato “Boy” T. de la Peña (PCOO/MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) Department of Science and...
Be part of the country’s Balik Scientist Program (BSP). Balik Scientist Awardees Dr. Guillermo A. Mendoza, Dr. Anna Karen C. Laserna, and Dr. Lawrence A. Limjuco (Photos from DOST) This was the call made by renowned Filipino scientists from abroad during the BSP’s virtual orientation and public...
To introduce the programs, activities, awardees, and its members, the National Academy of Science and Technology (NAST PHL) on Tuesday, June 29, held this year’s first “kapehan” with the country’s outstanding young scientists. (Screenshot from NAST PHL / FB) Dubbed, “#PilipiNAST Virtual...
JERUSALEM, Israel (Xinhua) -- Israeli scientists have discovered how the COVID-19 virus evades the human immune system, the Weizmann Institute of Science (WIS) in central Israel said on Thursday.In a study published in the journal Nature, researchers from the WIS and the Israel Institute for...
President Duterte urged the public to pray that the existing coronavirus disease (COVID-19) variants will not get worse in fear that even a vaccine may not work on them anymore. President Duterte (KING RODRIGUEZ/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO) Duterte made the statement days after the Philippines received...
Eight Filipino scientists have made it to Asian Scientist Magazine’s list of most outstanding researchers in Asia. According to Singapore-based magazine, "the Asian Scientist 100 list celebrates the success of the region’s best and brightest, highlighting their achievements across a range of...
