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China is set to launch a mission to Mars by 2020
Concept portrayal of China’s Mars rover and lander released on August 23, 2016 by lunar probe and space project center of Chinese State Administration of Science, Technology and Industry for National...
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Dogs use same parts of brain to process speech as humans, Hungarian study says
Walter, a Golden Retriever, lies in a MRI scanner at a neurology clinic in Budapest, Hungary, February 9, 2014. Picture taken February 9, 2014. REUTERS/Bernadett Szabo “Super, well done,” her trainer...
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Blue Ribbon to push for new law to determine rare elements in black sand
Just last month, UNTV drone captured the almost bare mountains of Zambales. The drone shots of the mountains were presented at the Blue Ribbon Committee hearing. Based on the explanation of the...
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Philippines may suspend at least 10 more mines under crackdown
A view shows the gold mining town of Diwalwal in Compostela Valley, southern Philippines May 25, 2012. REUTERS/Erik De Castro/File Photo The Philippines could suspend at least 10 more mines under an...
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Passenger jeepney groups ask gov’t for modernization funds
QUEZON CITY, Philippines — Jeepney associations are asking the corresponding government agencies to assist them with the modernization of their fleet. This is primarily for the acquisition of brand...
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DENR: Motor vehicles account for 80% of air pollution in Metro Manila
The air pollution level in Metro Manila alone reaches 130-250 total suspended particulate or TSP. This is very high in the World Health Organization’s standard TSP of 90. This is based on a study of...
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PH gov’t to ship back trash to Canada
The Philippines is now coordinating with the Canadian government on how to send back the trash that was illegally shipped into the country 3 years ago. The Bureau of Customs (BOC) says there are...
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$20-B worth of new mining projects still pending – Chamber of Mines
UNTV’s exclusive video footage of the effects of mining operations on Zambales’ mountains The Chamber of Mines of the Philipines is asking the government to help them nourish the mining industry in...
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Night delight: ‘supermoon’ to grace Earth’s skies
The largest, brightest full moon in nearly seven decades will be on display in the coming days, promising Earth-bound sky-watchers a celestial “supermoon” spectacle. The full moon will come nearer...
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DOST pushes for the establishment of Philippine Space Agency
File photo: Satellite Bills that would establish the Philippine Space Agency (PSA) have now been filed in Congress. These are House Bill 3637 and Senate Bill 1211, which are expected to undergo first...
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Anglo-Saxon coffins found in England may shed light on early Christians
File photo. Archaeologists believe that the rare discovery of 81 Anglo-Saxon coffins made from the hollowed-out trunks of oak trees may provide new insights into how people lived in the early days of...
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Destination Moon? Belgium joins the space race
A giant poster of Tintin is seen inside the Centre Pompidou modern art museum in Paris December 19, 2006. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo Belgian comic-strip hero Tintin helped popularize the 1950s...
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Scientists record biggest ever coral die-off on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef
A man snorkels in an area called the ‘Coral Gardens’ near Lady Elliot Island, on the Great Barrier Reef, northeast of Bundaberg town in Queensland, Australia, June 11, 2015. REUTERS/David Gray/File...
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Truckload of hazardous chemicals seized in Hermosa, Bataan
A police personnel inspects a truck loaded with hazardous chemical wastes at a checkpoint in Hermosa, Bataan. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)-Bataan is alarmed over incidents...
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Remarkable feathered dinosaur tail found in chunk of amber
A chunk of amber – fossilized resin – spotted by a Chinese scientist in a market in Myitkyina, Myanmar, last year shows the tip of a preserved dinosaur tail section in this image released by the Royal...
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Bill Gates, investors launch $1 billion clean tech fund
Bill Gates, co-chair of the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, speaks during a discussion on innovation hosted by Reuters in Washington, U.S., April 18, 2016. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts/File Photo...
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DENR revokes ECCs of housing developer, mining companies
Department of Environment and Natural Resources Secretary Gina Lopez. The Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) has revoked the Environment Compliance Certificate (ECC) of property...
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2016, hottest year on record: UN Weather Agency
FILE PHOTO: Men lay out in the sun during warm weather at Orchard Beach in the Bronx borough of New York, U.S., October 19, 2016. REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton The World Meteorological Organization (WMO)...
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Genetic study may make ancient Inca’s quinoa a grain of the future
FILE PHOTO – A man holds quinoa grains at a marketplace for small and medium-sized quinoa growers in Challapata, Oruro Department, south of La Paz, Bolivia on April 19, 2014. REUTERS/David Mercado/File...
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Dam crisis is wake-up call for aging California water system
65,000 cfs of water flow through a damaged spillway on the Oroville Dam in Oroville, California. REUTERS/Max Whittaker In the mountainous folds of California lie hundreds of dams that played a vital...
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