1,500 beagles, freed from research facility, to get new lives

David Fischer 05/04/2026

The first beagles removed from a Wisconsin dog breeding and research facility seemed to know right away that they were safe. …

Tropical forest loss eases but still at worrying levels

04/29/2026

Paris, France–The pace of tropical forest destruction slowed in 2025 after record losses the year before but remained at worrying levels equivalent to 11 football fields per minute, researchers said Wednesday. The world lost 4.3 million hectares (10.6…

Coffee three times a day for more muscles? Read on!

04/28/2026

A Korean research team reported that individuals who drank coffee three times daily showed greater muscle mass than those who consumed it less than once a day.  However, researchers cautioned that the study does not prove coffee…

Having dogs impacts teens’ social skills, according to Japanese study

Philippine News Agency 12/25/2025

TOKYO, Japan — A Japanese study showed findings that having a pet dog at home can help alter adolescent children’s microbiome to make them happier and have better social skills. This study, based on surveys of teens and…

Gold-based cancer drug outperforms chemotherapy – researchers

Dale Arasa 12/08/2024

Researchers from the RMIT University in Australia and Indian institutions unveiled a gold-based cancer drug with promising potential. The medication slowed tumor growth in animals by 82 percent. Even better, it targeted cancer cells more effectively than…

Triphallia: Man with 3 genitalia discovered by researchers

Dale Arasa 10/16/2024

Did you ever know what Triphallia is?  Triphallia is a rare congenital anomaly where a person has three distinct penile shafts. It was highlighted lately when researchers discovered a man with three genitalia after he donated his…

WPS tension: Chinese vessel blocks PH research ship

Nestor Corrales 03/23/2024

A China Coast Guard (CCG) vessel again made “dangerous maneuvers” on Thursday and tried to block a Philippine fishery vessel carrying marine scientists conducting research in the West Philippine Sea or WPS. Commodore Jay Tarriela, Philippine Coast…

Small dogs with long noses live the longest – UK study

Agence France Presse 02/03/2024

Small dogs with long noses, such as whippets and miniature dachshunds, live longer than large flat-faced breeds such as English bulldogs, new research said on Thursday. The study, which is based on data from more than half…

China’s first-ever rhesus monkey clone survives three years

Dale Arasa 01/19/2024

China’s first cloned rhesus monkey lived for over two years, marking the longest-living rhesus macaque. In contrast, previous cloning attempts yielded specimens with no live births or with offspring dying within hours. The Chinese Academy of Sciences…

Heat projected to kill nearly five times more people by 2050

11/16/2023

Paris, France—Nearly five times more people will likely die due to extreme heat in the coming decades, an international team of experts warned on Wednesday, adding that without action on climate change the “health of humanity is at…

Bystanders less likely to give women CPR: research

09/18/2023

Bystanders are less likely to give life-saving CPR to women having a cardiac arrest in public than men, leading to more women dying from the common health emergency, researchers said Monday. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) combines mouth-to-mouth breathing…

Chinese scientists grow first-ever humanized kidneys in pigs

Dale Arasa 09/13/2023

Chinese scientists made a world record for growing the first-ever humanized kidneys in pigs. In other words, they have figured out how to create organs in pigs, potentially helping those who need transplants. We could use this…

Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

Subscribe to our newsletter!

By providing an email address. I agree to the Terms of Use and acknowledge that I have read the Privacy Policy.