Rappler's latest stories on science
Pisay scholars make free storybook to teach children about COVID-19
A group of graduating scholars from Philippine Science High School– Western Visayas campus makes 'Kids Against COVID-19' to help children understand the pandemic
[Science Solitaire] Pandemic friendships forever (PFFs)
If '150' is the working number of friendships for humans, how did your concentric circle of '150' change before the pandemic and now?
A dog's life: Scientists find new formula for canine age
The scientists devise a more complex formula that better matches the canine-human life stages – but you'll need a scientific calculator to figure it out
[Science Solitaire] How do kids know what's 'real?'
'Kids are smarter than we give them credit for'
[OPINION] Bakit walang forever? The impermanence of scientific knowledge
'For COVID-19, there is still a lot that we don’t know about the disease, but that doesn’t mean that our scientists are wrong'
Bias against women driven by people who think it doesn't exist – study
New research shows that managers who believe gender discrimination is a 'thing of the past' actually showed bias against women by suggesting a female job candidate be paid 8% less than a man
[Science Solitaire] Do masks hide what we feel?
'A sea of masked faces all around the world have become the iconic image of this time. What does this mean in terms of our ability to read each other’s thoughts and feelings?'
T.I.P. and Vents for Philippines secure DOST grant for ventilator project
PRESS RELEASE: With this grant, the Technological Institute of the Philippines is set to produce five units of its prototype design that shall undergo further calibration and testing in government-recognized testing facilities
[Science Solitaire] The mother of all temperature checks
'We made this mess, and if we want to still be around this planet, we fix it'
Flying bubble makers could save world from starvation
A Japanese scientist successfully demonstrates that soap bubbles can be used to pollinate fruit-bearing plants
Oscars to draw up diversity rules for nominees
The move comes after years of criticism over a lack of diversity among the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' members, and among the Oscar nominees and winners they select
NAST recognizes 12 outstanding young scientists for 2020
This year's awardees are from UP Los Baños, Cebu Technological University, Cavite State University, De La Salle University, Ateneo de Manila University, UP-PGH, UP Diliman, and the Asian Institute of Management
DLSU offers online data science course
PRESS RELEASE: The online course is designed for professionals and students from various STEM and ABM backgrounds who want to upskill towards a data science career
[Science Solitaire] Time to rethink the power of crowds
Here are just some ways we can turn the crowd to work for a better normal
PGH using telepresence devices to connect patients and frontliners
The telepresence devices are meant to allow for communication among patients, doctors, and a patient's family while limiting potential coronavirus exposure and conserving personal protective equipment
[Science Solitaire] Avatars and the performing arts
'What if your favorite performing artist showed up in your house through some abracadabra of digital technology? How will that change the quality of your day?'
DOST delivers COVID-19 specimen collection booths to healthcare facilities
PRESS RELEASE: Inspired by the telephone booth-style swab collection facilities in other Asian countries, the specimen collection booths are equipped with a transparent front window, ventilation, and caster wheels for easier mobility
DOST’s rewashable face masks ready for commercialization
REwear face masks are designed to be washable for up to 50 times
[Science Solitaire] Quarantine passions
'If you lost your job because of the pandemic, did you lose your passion too?'
Avatar robots at graduation? Japan pioneered them
A public school in Taguig is the first in the Philippines to dress robots in toga to represent its graduates. The first in the world to do that was a university in Tokyo.
IN PHOTOS: Robots represent graduating high school students in Taguig
The Senator Renato ‘Compañero’ Cayetano Memorial Science and Technology High School resorts to technology to comply with the prohibition on mass gatherings
DOST-PCHRD scholar is PH's finalist to the ASEAN-U.S. Science Prize for Women 2020
PRESS RELEASE: Dr. Maria Ruth Pineda-Cortel of the University of Santo Tomas is chosen as the finalist for the ASEAN-U.S Science Prize for Women 2020 for her project on gestational diabetes
[Science Solitaire] The wisdom in the wait
'Time can run out on us but what it cannot do is fill it for us. What if we intentionally live out wisdom in the wait so that we can have an even better normal?'
[Science Solitaire] Don't forget these things when learning through a screen
'[We have to] help young people realize that the screen is their slave – a tool – and not their master'
[OPINION] Are we going to prioritize research and development after this?
'Wouldn't it be beneficial to future generations if we start noticing and trusting the talents of our own people instead of doubting their capabilities?'
[SCIENCE SOLITAIRE] You co-create the next normal: Part 1
'The next normal is not a magical tomorrow that is independent of our actions today or in the past'
DOST starts mass producing telephone-booth style swabbing kiosk for coronavirus
'This was designed to improve our testing capacity in our testing centers and hospitals without direct contact between the patient and the health worker,' the DOST says
[SCIENCE SOLITAIRE] How long is life? A meter and 60 days
'Our human nature will not banish our sense of touch despite what we have experienced during the pandemic. We will find new ways to feel each other.'
[OPINION] We need to professionalize biology in the Philippines
'The lack of recognition of biology as a valid career option prevents biology graduates from being appreciated and recognized for their contributions'
How the old 'normal' caused the pandemic
'Our lives are too small, our minds so closed, our interests so shallow, our existing social and political ideologies too narrow, to recognize that we invited this non-living thing into our lives, into our normal'
Rappler+ Webinar: Preparing for the pandemic’s impact using data
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Experimental virus drug remdesivir effective in monkeys – study
The animals that received remdesivir as treatment for SARS-CoV-2 showed significant improvement 12 hours after their first dose
PH tech initiatives in the fight against the coronavirus
From providing tangible assistance to frontliners to simple yet important actions like tech support for research initiatives, here’s a list of the things being done by the local tech scene in this crazy world we live in today
Pisay lends gym to Philippine Children's Medical Center employees, PUIs
Allowing part of the Philippine Science High School main campus to be used by PCMC is the institution's contribution in the fight against COVID-19, on top of the face shields it has developed for health workers, says a school official
What science tells us about COVID-19
This virus is new, and science is doing a parallel course of getting to know it while fighting it. Which is a very tricky thing.
DOST to study use of virgin coconut oil as coronavirus treatment
The Department of Science and Technology is working with UP-PGH and the Philippine Coconut Authority to conduct clinical studies
Rappler PLUS Webinar: Making sense of the pandemic’s scale
Let's talk about data on Friday, April 3, 10 am
PH kits for 120,000 coronavirus tests available by April 4
The DOST and the UP National Institutes of Health Project will prioritize 1,300 kits – good for 26,000 tests – to be distributed to 6 hospitals in Metro Manila, Baguio, Cebu, and Davao
DOST-SEI announces 9,788 new science and technology scholarship qualifiers
PRESS RELEASE: 5,917 passers qualified as scholars under the RA 7687 Scholarship Program, while 3,871 qualified for the DOST-SEI Merit Scholarship Program
Keeping it together in pandemic times
Here is a curated list of actions that could prevent, solve, or manage those inner crises or conflicts that can arise because you cannot go anywhere
DOST opens applications for 2020 Junior Level Science Scholarship Program
PRESS RELEASE: The Junior Level Science Scholarship Program is intended for incoming third year college students who are enrolled in priority science and technology courses
PH science advisory body urges research-based approach to fight coronavirus
According to the National Academy of Science and Technology, mathematical modeling studies in epidemiology 'may help us better understand how the epidemic will evolve'
Pisay appeals for help to produce 3D-printed face shields for health workers
Due to the community quarantine, they are having difficulties getting the acetate film and 3D printer filament needed to produce the face shields
How do you make sense of all this confusing coronavirus information?
'You do not need a PhD to understand what the scientists are saying and also what they are NOT saying'
Coronavirus drugs: Who's doing what, and when they might come
Treatment could come sooner, with antiviral remdesivir showing early promise and already being used on an ad hoc basis before regulatory approval
Save (or grow) yourself, others, and the planet by staying at home
Here are some of the things that will transform the way you view being forced to stay at home
Google building self-check website for coronavirus
Verily Life Sciences is testing a 'tool to help triage individuals for COVID-19 testing,' Google confirms on Twitter
And now we focus on distractions
'Before we even know we are being distracted by something, another distraction comes along'
If you can save only a few things, save someone’s childhood
Traumatic childhood experiences, especially in pre-school, can stunt children’s brains in ways that would be most difficult to overcome
