Climate change clips wings of migratory birds: ornithologist

KRYNICA MORSKA, POLAND — It takes the dexterity of a lacemaker to remove the tiny bird caught in nets strung between pine trees on...

Antioxidants speed up cancer spread in mice: US scientists

PARIS — Antioxidant supplements that are supposed to boost health and slow ageing could in fact spur the spread of melanoma, the deadliest type...

What to see this week

5 films to see on the week of October 16-23, 2015 Regression SET IN MINNESOTA in 1990, the film follows Detective Bruce Kenner (Ethan Hawke) who investigates...

More about proposals and presentations

Getting The Edge In Professional Selling By Terence A. Hockenhull AS WE MENTIONED last week, the person who asks for a proposal will very often attach a note...

So you want to run for President

A handy guide for candidates who may want to join the circus at COMELEC headquarters: --- A previous version of this graphic was edited due to...

Net satisfaction with the national administration

PUBLIC SATISFACTION with the performance of the national government (NG) hit its highest point in one-and-a-half years last quarter, boosted by marked improvements in...

IOC ‘very satisfied’ with Tokyo 2020 preparations, say organisers

Presented by: Despite concerns about extreme heat, ballooning costs and accommodation shortages, organisers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics are resolutely upbeat with one year...

State of Philippine mental health care

Today, Oct. 10, is World Mental Health Day. Earlier this week, the World Health Organization (WHO) released its latest Mental Health Atlas (pdf), showing...

PR: Truth or spin?

By Nickky Faustine P. de Guzman While the perpetual crusade of the marketing industry is “truth in advertising,” a key criticism of marketers, advertisers, and...

‘Peacocking’ men may boost pink iPhone as hue fades with women

LET’S FACE IT, the “rose gold” iPhone 6 is pink. We all know it. It doesn’t even seem as if Apple tried very hard to...

‘Gifts’ from Chinese herbal medicine

PARIS — Derived from a herb used to treat fevers some 1,700 years ago, the anti-malaria drug artemisinin is one of many treatments plucked...