- The cave lion was one of the biggest cats to ever live, prowling a huge swathe of territory from Western Europe across Siberia and into North America and hunting large prey – and perhaps even people – before going extinct around the end of the Ice Age.
- SANCHEONG COUNTY, South Korea – Park Gyeong-je started tending beehives almost five decades ago, making it his livelihood because he liked spending time in nature. These days, however, the changing climate is making him question how much longer he and his fellow farmers can survive.
- Weather experts said DOST-PAGASA monitoring stations have limitations in terms of real-time observation and localized monitoring, thus the need to deploy a small team called 'storm chasers" during typhoons to conduct ground truth investigation.
- A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said.
- Girlie, the oldest known Philippine Eagle in captivity, was awarded a senior citizen and persons with disability (PWD) card by the Quezon City government as a symbolic tribute and to highlight Philippine Eagle conservation.
- Scientists from the University of the Philippines Los Baños (UPLB) are using advanced breeding and genomic technologies to develop improved ube varieties and help strengthen the country's purple yam industry.
- NASA announced on Tuesday the end of the mission of its MAVEN spacecraft, which spent more than 11 years orbiting Mars to study the atmosphere of Earth's planetary neighbor, after losing contact with the robotic probe six months ago.
- Wildlife experts found eight new species of dragonfly, three unknown grasshoppers and some 60 new butterflies and moths in vivid hues during a trip to Angola's Lisima plateau.
- An experimental treatment for spinal cord injuries has ignited a frenzy in Brazil, drawing patients from as far off as Mexico to a small-town laboratory, mobilizing the government to expedite approval and turning a scientist into a national celebrity – all before its safety has been proven in a clinical trial.
- Education Secretary Sonny Angara on Wednesday inaugurated a new Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Learning Resource Center at Jacinto Zamora Elementary School in Manila, providing students with improved access to digital learning tools just days before the opening of classes.