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Perched atop a mountain in Chile"s Coquimbo region, where some of the world"s darkest skies stretch over the Andes, a giant observatory has begun filming the infinite to create the first movie of the universe. ]]> Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:10:07 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-995080 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/995080/scientists-greenland-glacier-risk/story/
HARWICH, England - An international team of around 80 scientists and crew will set sail on polar research ship the RSS David Attenborough for Greenland this week to investigate whether the island's rapidly melting glaciers could disrupt a major Atlantic Ocean current system and with it Europe's climate. ]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:57:51 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-995076 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/995076/philippines-seaweeds-bioplastics/story/
The National Academy of Science and Technology-Philippines (NAST PHL), under the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), is calling for intensified research and development on seaweed-derived bioplastics as a sustainable solution to plastic pollution.]]> Thu, 16 Jul 2026 14:38:04 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994971 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994971/who-trial-ebola-antiviral/story/
GENEVA, Switzerland - The first clinical trial is underway of an antiviral drug's effectiveness in people exposed to the deadly Ebola strain spreading in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the WHO said Tuesday. ]]> Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:02:35 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994804 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994804/study-nitrates-new-zealand-drinking-water-premature-births/story/
About 120 premature births a year in New Zealand may be caused by exposure to drinking water contaminated with nitrates from the country's farming industry, according to a new national study. ]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:22:37 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994777 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994777/solar-eclipse-europe/story/
PARIS, France - Day will briefly turn into night across a swathe of northern Spain on August 12, 2026, when the Moon will completely cover the Sun during a rare total solar eclipse.]]> Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:37:00 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994688 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994688/what-is-sulfur-dioxide-emission/story/
State seismologists recorded an average of 13,128 tonnes of sulfur dioxide per day at Mayon Volcano last July 11, the highest emission from the volcano in the last 26 years.]]> Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:36 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994589 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994589/philsa-satellite-maps-mindanao-floods-typhoon-inday/story/
The Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Sunday shared maps it produced using satellite data to show the extent of floods caused by Typhoon Inday and enhanced monsoon rains. ]]> Sun, 12 Jul 2026 12:11:03 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994553 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994553/filipino-scientist-urges-ph-to-adopt-net-zero-emissions-pledge/story/
A Filipino scientist on Wednesday urged the Philippines to commit to net-zero emissions, saying a formal pledge would provide long-term direction for the country's decarbonization and greenhouse gas reduction efforts.]]> Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:41:33 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994341 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994341/guatemalan-zoo-lizards-species/story/
GUATEMALA CITY - Conservationists in Guatemala are breeding a new generation of Guatemalan beaded lizards, one of the world's most endangered lizards, in the hopes of rebuilding wild populations decimated by habitat loss and their popularity in the illegal pet trade.]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:50:42 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994321 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994321/astronomers-exoplanet-death-star/story/
WASHINGTON - In about 5 billion years, our sun will begin its death throes by expanding in size and engulfing the innermost planets -- possibly including Earth -- before expelling its outer layers and forming a stellar remnant called a white dwarf. But the outer planets may carry on even after such trauma. ]]> Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:30:00 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994178 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994178/taiwan-crab-population-road-crossings/story/
TAINAN, Taiwan - Road closures and bamboo bridges have helped protect Taiwan's largest terrestrial crab species during breeding season when they return to the sea to lay eggs.]]> Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:56:51 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994051 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994051/japan-asteroid-image-flyby/story/
TOKYO, Japan - Rare images taken by a Japanese space probe during a flyby of a near-Earth asteroid have revealed that the space rock resembled a snowman, scientists said on Monday. ]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 18:07:58 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-994020 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/994020/species-ghost-shark-costa-rica/story/
SAN JOSÉ, Costa Rica - Costa Rican scientists may have discovered a new species of ghost shark in Pacific waters near Cabo Blanco and Cano Island. ]]> Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:30:00 +0800 ]]> tag:gmanetwork.com:news_story-993748 https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/scitech/science/993748/south-pole/story/
While it once was temperate and lush, Earth's southernmost continent Antarctica froze over about 34 million years ago, covered by an ice sheet that today is up to around 3 miles (5 km) thick. By contrast, the planet's northernmost realm, the Arctic region, did not freeze over for another 25 million years. ]]> Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:45:00 +0800 ]]>