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Coral records show intensifying El Niño linked to climate change — study
Coral records suggest what scientists have long feared: climate change may be driving the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) to levels of intensity not seen in the past millennium. A team of researchers from the University of Michigan traveled to the Galápagos Islands to study fossilized…
Cook hands Apple to Ternus: bigger and richer, but catching up in AI race
When Tim Cook took over as Apple’s CEO, he did not try to fill the big shoes of its legendary founder and product visionary Steve Jobs. Instead, he took Jobs’ advice: “Never ask what I would do, just do the right thing.” Fifteen years on, having taken the iPhone maker from a $350 billion company…
China says solar power capacity surpasses coal for first time
China’s installed solar energy capacity has surpassed that of coal-fired power for the first time, the national energy body said Tuesday, hailing the milestone. China, the world’s largest emitter of greenhouse gases that drive climate change, has pledged to peak carbon emissions by 2030 and…
SM Supermalls posts P41.8B revenue, 96% occupancy; announes opening of SM Nuvali
SM Supermalls remains optimistic about ending the year on a strong note, especially with the onset of the holiday season, after posting P41.8 billion in revenues so far and achieving a 96% occupancy rate, SM Supermalls President Steven Tan said. Tan said the company’s revenue grew by 8%…
Last-minute flood warning saved over 900 Nepal students, school head says
Headmaster Rajendra Dawadi was in his school in Nepal’s Bidur last Wednesday when his accountant entered, shouting: “The flood is coming, the flood is coming!”, giving an early warning that helped save the lives of 900 students and 16 faculty members. As teachers at the Tribhuvan Trishuli…
Statins may cut dementia risk by up to 15%, have added benefits for the elderly, studies show
Cholesterol-lowering drugs known as statins could play a key role in reducing the risk of dementia, according to findings presented at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2026. A 15-year study involving more than 132,000 patients from 2006 to 2019, with follow-up through 2021, found that…
Before flood catastrophe, Nepal asked China for early warnings as risks mounted
Three months before a wall of water, mud and rock killed hundreds when it hurtled down a Himalayan valley bordering Nepal and China, experts and officials from both countries met in Kathmandu to discuss the risk of such disasters. At the May 27 meeting in Nepal’s capital, 10 officials from Nepal…
COVID-19 surges in South Korea; masks, testing kits back on shopping lists
As COVID-19 infections begin to climb, pandemic-era shopping habits are making a comeback, with people once again reaching for masks and self-test kits. All three major convenience store chains — 7-Eleven, GS25 and CU — have seen a sharp rise in sales of related products over the past month…
Dogs are not just companions, they act as a ‘gateway to the good life’ — study
A 2025 study has found that dogs are more than just companions, showing that ownership can drive personal growth, strengthen social connections, and build emotional resilience. The qualitative research, conducted by the University of Brighton in the United Kingdom and published in Human-Animal…
Trump renames Lake Ontario as ‘Lake America’ amid Canada trade war
U.S. President Donald Trump renamed Lake Ontario “Lake America” on Thursday, escalating a feud with Canada that has already spawned tariffs on tens of billions of dollars in cross-border trade. Trump’s executive order on Lake Ontario, one of the five Great Lakes of North America, applies to U.S.…
The Merck/Moderna cancer vaccine: How does it work and what are potential barriers to wide use?
The personalized cancer vaccine being developed by Moderna (MRNA.O) and Merck (MRK.N) has boosted hopes that mRNA technology could open up a new avenue of treatment, but the available evidence is still limited. Interim data from a large trial showed the experimental vaccine, when combined with…
FDA approves breakthrough drug to treat pancreatic cancer, doubling patients’ survival rate
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved a landmark drug to treat advanced pancreatic cancer, a development expected to significantly improve patient survival. The drug, Rasonque (daraxonrasib), developed by Revolution Medicines, is a once-daily oral tablet that targets multiple forms of…
What scientists know so far about Nepal’s deadly floods
Lethal surges of mud and water that hit “like liquid concrete” are nearly impossible to predict and can’t be outrun. The cause of the deadly landslide and flood along the Nepal-Tibet border isn’t yet certain, but experts say the risk of such events is compounded by the extreme topography of the…
Glacier collapse may have triggered deadly Nepal flash flood, experts say
A deadly flash flood near Nepal’s border with Tibet on Wednesday may have been triggered when the lower part of a glacier broke off and crashed on to the valley floor hundreds of metres below, experts said citing satellite imagery from Planet Labs. It was not clear what caused the glacier to…
Canada slaps retaliatory tariffs on US goods worth $20 billion as trade war intensifies
Canada hit back on Tuesday with retaliatory tariffs on about $20 billion worth of U.S. annual imports and rolled out aid for businesses and workers, matching Washington’s latest duties dollar-for-dollar. The counter-tariffs on U.S. goods take effect on September 8 and impose duties of 15%, 25% and…